Paul D. Stroop, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul D. Stroop

United States Navy Vice Admiral

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1904

Place of Birth: Zanesville, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 17-May-1995

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Vice Admiral Paul David Stroop (30 October 1904 – 17 May 1995) was an officer of the United States Navy and a Naval Aviator.
He held numerous high-ranking staff positions in aviation from the 1930s onward, including World War II service on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations.
During the late 1940s and early 1950s, he held various sea commands.
From 1959 to 1962, he oversaw the development of the Navy's aerial weapons, including early guided missiles, as chief of the Bureau of Naval Weapons.
During the later 1960s, he commanded Naval air forces in the Pacific.