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Roy Alexander "Red" Gano (December 3, 1902 – January 20, 1971) was an Admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself in World War II, Korean War, and the Cold War, and served as Commander Military Sea Transportation Service (now Military Sealift Command) and as Executive Director for Ocean Transportation from 1961 to 1964. ==Early life and career, through 1941== A native of Pipestone, Minnesota, Gano attended the United States Naval Academy and graduated in 1926. He returned to the Academy as a postgraduate student in 1934. He married Harriet Pauline Howard, July 18, 1929. Admiral and Mrs. Gano had 2 children, Myrtle Eugenia "Jeanne" Gano Steele born May 29, 1940 and deceased September 19, 2006, and James Alexander Gano born April 1, 1946 and deceased November 11, 2005. His grandson is Graham Gano, NFL kicker for the Washington Redskins. Gano spent much of his early career at sea. He served first in the battleship USS ''Tennessee'' (BB-43), 1926–29, then was assigned to several destroyers: USS ''John D. Edwards'' (DD-216), 1929–30; USS ''Edsall'' (DD-219), 1930–31; USS ''MacLeish'' (DD-220), 1931–32; and as Engineer on board USS ''Dewey'' (DD-349), 1934-37. From 1937-1939, he served as Special Engineer, United States Navy Research Lab, Bellevue, Washington. In 1941, he was assigned as Material Officer and Commander, Destroyer Battle Force. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roy Alexander Gano」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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