James C. Card

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James C. Card
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Born (1942-08-08) August 8, 1942 (age 79)
Hillside, Illinois, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Service/branchUnited States Coast Guard
Years of servicec. 1964 – 2000
RankVice admiral
Commands heldVice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard

James Conrad Card (born August 8, 1942) is a retired vice admiral in the United States Coast Guard who served as Vice Commandant from 1998 to 2000. He was previously Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, Eleventh Coast Guard District, U.S.Maritime Defense Zone Pacific, and Regional Emergency Transportation Coordinator, Chief of Staff, Thirteenth Coast Guard District, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety and Environmental Protection at Coast Guard Headquarters, and Commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District. He is an alumnus of the United States Coast Guard Academy (1964), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Industrial College of the Armed Forces.[1]

His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, three Legion of Merit awards, four Meritorious Service Medals and a U.S. Coast Guard Commendation Medal. He is the 1997 recipient of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers’ Vice Admiral Jerry Land Medal for outstanding accomplishments in the marine field. He also received the prestigious Rear Admiral Shepheard Award from the Chamber of Shipping of America in recognition of his achievement in merchant marine safety. Throughout his career, Card has represented the United States as a member of delegations to the International Maritime Organization, in London, and headed the Delegations to the IMO Maritime Safety and Marine Environmental Protection Committee.[1]

Card was born in Hillside, Illinois in 1942. He is married to Jean Howell and has two sons.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Biographical Sketch – Vice Admiral James C. Card" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  2. ^ United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (1999). Nomination of Admiral James M. Loy to be Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and Admiral James C. Card to be Vice-Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, April 30, 1998. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160595523. Retrieved 2015-09-11.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Military offices
Preceded by
Richard D. Herr 		Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
1998–2000 		Succeeded by
Thomas H. Collins
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