James C. Irwin

James C. Irwin
Born	June 7, 1929 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Coast Guard
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands held	Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard

James Clarence Irwin (born June 7, 1929) is a retired vice admiral in the United States Coast Guard who served as Vice Commandant from 1986 to 1988. He previously was commander of the 5th Coast Guard District and Chief of the Office of Reserve at Headquarters, Coast Guard.^[1] 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). Irwin was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and is married to La Verne Marie Grapski.^[2]

References

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