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Benjamin Thurman Hacker was born on 19 September, 1935 in Washington, D.C., US, is a United States Navy admiral (1935–2003). Discover Benjamin Thurman Hacker's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 19 September, 1935
Birthday 19 September
Birthplace Washington, D.C., US
Date of death 28 December, 2003
Died Place Norfolk, Virginia, US
Nationality United States

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1935

Rear Admiral Benjamin Thurman Hacker (1935–2003) was a U.S. Naval officer, who became the first Naval Flight Officer (NFO) to achieve Flag rank.

Hacker was born September 19, 1935, in Washington, D.C. His father, C. Leroy Hacker, was an author, Baptist pastor and a chaplain in the U.S. Army.

His mother, Alzeda (Crockett) Hacker, was an accomplished musician.

Of their three children, Benjamin was the eldest.

1957

Benjamin attended Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, graduating in 1957 with a B.A. Degree in Science.

1958

He married his wife, Jeanne, in 1958.

After completing the Navy's Aviation Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Florida, in September 1958, Hacker was commissioned Ensign and subsequently received the designation of Naval Aviation Observer (NAO).

Hacker gained experience as a Navigator and Tactical Coordinator in SP-2H "Neptune" and P-3C "Orion" aircraft through numerous operational assignments in the far reaches of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and Mediterranean Sea.

1968

He took command of the United States Naval Facility, Barbados, West Indies on July 2, 1968.

1972

In 1972, he established the Naval ROTC Unit at Florida A & M University, in Tallahassee, Florida, and served as the first Commanding Officer and Professor of Naval Science of this unit.

1974

In 1974 he became Commanding Officer of Patrol Squadron 24 (VP-24), a P-3C Orion Squadron stationed in Jacksonville, Florida, and was promoted to captain following his squadron command tour.

1978

In June 1978, he completed studies in National Security Policy at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and earned a Masters of Science Degree in Administration from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In August 1978, he was assigned as Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine.

1980

In 1980, then-Captain Hacker was selected for promotion to rear admiral and assumed duties as Commander, U.S. Military Enlistment Processing Command with headquarters in Fort Sheridan, Illinois.

1982

In 1982, he became Commander Fleet Air Mediterranean; Commander Maritime Surveillance and Reconnaissance Forces, U.S. Sixth Fleet; and Commander Maritime Air Forces Mediterranean simultaneously with headquarters in Naples, Italy.

1986

In 1986, he was assigned as Commander, Naval Training Center, San Diego.

During this assignment he was also assigned Commander, Naval Base San Diego.

He held both commands simultaneously for several months.

1988

In 1988, at the completion of his assignment as Commander, Naval Base San Diego, Rear Admiral Hacker retired from the U.S. Navy.

Rear Admiral Hacker was the first Naval Flight Officer (NFO) to be selected for Flag rank in the United States Navy.

He held ten commands over the course of his 30-year military career.

Included among Rear Admiral Hacker's personal decorations are the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with three Gold Stars, and the Meritorious Service Medal.

1990

In the early 1990s, at the request of then-Governor Pete Wilson, Hacker served for two years as director of the California Department of Veterans Affairs and then rejoined USAA as regional vice president and general manager of its western region.

1995

He moved to San Antonio in his next post in December 1995.

Hacker also held posts as Regional Senior Vice President/General Manager in the company's Mid-Atlantic Region headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia.

1998

Rear Admiral Hacker retired from USAA in 1998 but continued to serve on various local and national boards.

2003

On December 28, 2003, Rear Admiral Hacker died from complications relating to chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a disease which he battled for 12 years.

He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

2005

On November 3, 2005, the "Commander, Task Force 67" headquarters building located in Sigonella, Sicily was dedicated in his honor.

After retiring from the Navy, Rear Admiral Hacker worked at financial-services firm USAA as assistant vice president for policy service, at the organization's western regional office in Sacramento.