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Robert
Strange
McNamara
1916-06-09

–

2009-07-06

Born:

San Francisco

, 

California

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Robert McNamara served as the EIGHTH Secretary of Defense Under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, serving from 1961 to 1968. He played a major role in escalating the United States involvement in the Vietnam War.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Civilian

    Rank:

    Secretary of Defense

    Action Date:

    January 21, 1961 – February 29, 1968
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 9 (March 13, 1968)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, a United States Civilian, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Secretary of Defense, during the period from 21 January 1961 to 29 February 1968.