Background
II, James Riley Gilbert, was born on September 15, 1946 in Plainview, Texas, United States. Son of William Frederick and Ada Louise (Pate) G.
II, James Riley Gilbert, was born on September 15, 1946 in Plainview, Texas, United States. Son of William Frederick and Ada Louise (Pate) G.
Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Science, University North Texas, Denton, 1975. Naval officer commission, Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island, 1977. Master of Science in Finance, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1989.
Master of Arts in Middle East History, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1989.
Division officer, United States Ship Charles F. Adams, Mayport, Florida, 1969-1977; instructor, Anti-Submarine Warfare School, Norfolk, Virginia, 1977-1980; department head, United States Ship McCloy, United States Ship Biddle, Norfolk, Virginia, 1980-1983; student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1987-1988; Executive officer, United States Ship Stump, Norfolk, Virginia, 1989-1990; student, Marine Command and Staff College, Quantico, Virginia, 1990-1991; naval operations branch chief, United States Control Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 1991-1994; operations directorate, Southern Command, Panama City, since 1994.
Commander United States Navy, since 1969. Member Naval Institute.
Married Christine Ann Barta, September 1969 (divorced August 1981). Children: Priscilla Gail, James Riley III, Jamie Reyna, Paula Gaye, Crystan Anthony. Married Julia Bryan Futrell Gilbert, August 14, 1982 (divorced August 1994).
1 child, Rachael Ann Gilbert. Married Julie Ceria, November 25, 1994.