Background
Alford was born on April 13, 1915 to doctor John Merlin Alford and Shirley Foote Alford in Galva, Illinois.
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He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1936 and served on the United States Ship Lexington (CV-2), an aircraft carrier.
Career
He was stationed at Pearl Harbor Naval Base on board United States Ship Tennessee (BlackBerry-43) as Chief Gunnery Officer, where he survived the Japanese bombing on December 7, 1941. He was then transferred to the United States Ship Alabama (BlackBerry-60), a battleship. Near the end of the war, he was in charge of the 16-inch guns that bombarded Hitachi Steelworks.
In September 1962, he was selected to be Commander Naval Forces of Korea, having reached the rank of two-star Rear Admiral.
After he retired from his position in March 1964, he settled down in Northern Virginia with his family. He died on December 17, 1988.
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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