Richard D. Herr

Richard D. Herr
Born	November 2, 1941 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Coast Guard
Years of service	1960–1998
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands held	Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard

Richard Dennis Herr (born November 2, 1941) is a retired vice admiral in the United States Coast Guard who served as the 20th Vice Commandant from 1996 to 1998. He was previously Commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area and U.S. Maritime Defense Zone Pacific, Resource Director, Comptroller, Coast Guard Chief Financial Officer, Commander of the Eleventh Coast Guard District, Commander of Joint Task Force Five, Commander of Coast Guard Air Station and Commander of Coast Guard Aviation Training Center. He is an alumnus of the United States Coast Guard Academy, Naval Postgraduate School, and National War College.^[1]

His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, three Legions of Merit, two Meritorious Service Medals, two Coast Guard Commendation Medals, and the Coast Guard Achievement Medal.^[1] He is married to Susan Andrews and has two children.^[2]

References

1. "Biographical Sketch – Vice Admiral Richard D. Herr" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
2. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (1992). Nomination of Rear Admiral Robert T. Nelson to be Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard: hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, April 8, 1992. 4. U.S. G.P.O. ISBN 9780160391163. Retrieved 2015-09-11.