Hyman G. Rickover

Hyman G. Rickover
Hyman G. Rickover
	Rickover pictured in 1955 as a rear admiral
Birth name	Chaim Godalia Rickover
Nickname	"Father of the Nuclear Navy" ; "The Kindly Old Gentleman," or simply "KOG"
Born	Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{"., Expression error: Unrecognized word "january".Expression error: Unrecognized word "january".; Maków Mazowiecki, Congress Poland
Died	July 8, 1986 (aged 86); Arlington, Virginia
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1918–1982
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	USS Finch; Naval Reactors
Battles/wars	World War II; Cold War
Awards	Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3); Legion of Merit (2); Congressional Gold Medal (2); Presidential Medal of Freedom; Enrico Fermi Award

Hyman G. Rickover (January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was an Admiral in the U.S. Navy. He helped create nuclear powered submarines. He was director of the U.S. Naval Reactors office. Rickover is also one of four people who have been awarded two Congressional Gold Medals.

Hyman G. Rickover Media

Admiral Rickover aboard USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered vessel. "I did not recruit extraordinary people. I recruited people who had extraordinary potential—and then I trained them."
President Kennedy and Rickover, White House, February 11, 1963 "...in addition to the multilateral POLARIS force, we discussed education and how he and I were brought up as boys."
Headstone of Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, Arlington National Cemetery
The second of two Congressional Gold Medals awarded to Rickover
U.S. Navy - Submarine Warfare Insignia (Gold Dolphins)

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