James C. Irwin

James C. Irwin
James C. Irwin
Birth name	James Clarence Irwin
Born	June 7, 1929; Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Died	March 21, 2018 (aged 88); Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
Buried	National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Coast Guard
Years of service	42 years
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands held	Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard

James Clarence Irwin (June 7, 1929 – March 21, 2018)[1] was a vice admiral in the United States Coast Guard who served as Vice Commandant from 1986 to 1988. He had been commander of the 5th Coast Guard District and Chief of the Office of Reserve at Headquarters, Coast Guard.[2] After his term as vice commandant, he served as Commander, Joint Task Force FOUR (a predecessor agency to Joint Interagency Task Force South) and Coast Guard Atlantic Area (appointed 1989) and U.S. Maritime Defense Zone Atlantic (from 1988 to 1989).[3]

Personal life

Irwin was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and was married to La Verne Marie Grapski.[3]

References

"James "Jim" Irwin's Obituary on The Arizona Republic". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
"Reagan Appoints Rear Adm. Irwin Coast Guard Vice Commandant". apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (1986). Nominations--May-July: Hearings Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, Second Session, on May 16, 1986, Vice Adm. Paul A. Yost, Jr., to be Commandant, and Rear Adm. James C. Irwin, to be Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; July 22, 1986, James Burnett, to be Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2015-09-11.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Military offices
Preceded by Benedict L. Stabile	Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard 1986–1988	Succeeded by Clyde T. Lusk

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[1] "James "Jim" Irwin's Obituary on The Arizona Republic". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[apnewsarchive-2] "Reagan Appoints Rear Adm. Irwin Coast Guard Vice Commandant". apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2014-03-22.

[google-3] United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (1986). Nominations--May-July: Hearings Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, Second Session, on May 16, 1986, Vice Adm. Paul A. Yost, Jr., to be Commandant, and Rear Adm. James C. Irwin, to be Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; July 22, 1986, James Burnett, to be Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2015-09-11.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)