N. Ronald Thunman

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N. Ronald Thunman
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Born (1932-02-26) February 26, 1932 (age 89)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of servicec.1954–1988
RankVice admiral
Commands heldDeputy Chief of Naval Operations for Submarine Warfare, others in article text

Nils Ronald "Ron" Thunman (born February 26, 1932) is a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy. Thunman is the son of Swedish immigrants, and was raised in Springfield, Illinois, where he attended Springfield High School. During high school he played football, basketball and was in involved in track. After high school, he briefly attended the University of Illinois College of Civil Engineering.[1] He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1954.[2] Initially trained as a surface warfare officer, Thunman was given command of the patrol boat USS Marysville in 1957. Transferring to submarines, he became chief engineer on USS Volador. After receiving nuclear power training, Thunman served as executive officer of USS Snook (1964 to 1966), commanding officer of the attack submarine USS Plunger (1968 to 1971) and commanding officer of ballistic missile Submarine Squadron 15 based in Guam (1974 to 1976).[3][4] Notable commands he later held include Commander, Submarine Forces Pacific (1979 to 1981),[5] Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Submarine Warfare (1981 to 1985) and Chief of Naval Education and Training (1985 to 1988).[6] He retired in 1988.

He was Superintendent/President of the Valley Forge Military Academy and College in Wayne, Pennsylvania from August 1, 1990 to September 1, 1993. He is a member of the Springfield High School Hall of Fame and Springfield Sports Hall of Fame.[7] He is president of CAE Electronics Corporation.[8] He has also served in the directorship of Pinkerton Government Services, Illini Corporation and ABB Government Services Corporation.

Thunman has endorsed the false[9][10][11][12] conspiracy theory that the 2020 presidential election was rigged to favor Joe Biden and claims that the United States "has taken a hard left turn toward Socialism and a Marxist form of tyrannical government."[13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www2.illinois.gov/alplm/library/collections/oralhistory/VeteransRemember/coldwarera/Documents/ThunmanRon/Thunman_Ron_1ABST.pdf
  2. ^ http://multimedia.illinois.gov/hpa/Oral_History/Veterans_Remember/Cold_War/Thunman_Ron/Thunman_Ron_01.m3u
  3. ^ DePue, Mark R. (May 29, 2012 – January 22, 2013). "An interview with N. Ron Thunman / Ron Thunman". Springfield, Illinois: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved 2021-03-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  4. ^ Mahony, Edmund H. (February 15, 2017). "Russian Spies Off The Coast Are Nothing New For An Old Sub Hand". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  5. ^ http://www.csp.navy.mil/previous_commanders.shtml
  6. ^ "Cold War Era". www2.illinois.gov.
  7. ^ PILGER, HAL. "2009 SSHOF Inductee: Ron Thunman goes to great depths to find Titanic, athletic success". The State Journal-Register.
  8. ^ "Stocks".
  9. ^ Crowley, Michael (2020-11-06). "Trump's False Election Fraud Claims Split Republicans". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  10. ^ "Trump continues to push false claims of election fraud in weekend flurry of press releases". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  11. ^ "Trump falsely claims he won election as millions of votes remain uncounted". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  12. ^ "Trump doubles down on false election claim in impeachment response". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  13. ^ Bender, Bryan (May 11, 2021). "'Disturbing and Reckless': Retired Brass Spread Election Lie in Attack on Biden, Democrats". Politico. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  14. ^ "Open Letter from Retired Generals and Admirals" (PDF). Flag Officers 4 America. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Alexander M. Weyand
 President of Valley Forge Military Academy and College
1990–1993 		Succeeded by
Virgil L. Hill, Jr.


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