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Article: CAPT Francis A. Derby, SC, USN (Ret.) recognized as the Navy Supply Corps Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.(From the Schoolhouse)
- Article from:
- Navy Supply Corps Newsletter
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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At a ceremony on Oct. 4, 2006, at the Navy Supply Corps School, RADM Dan Stone, 43rd Chief of Supply Corps, recognized the third Navy Supply Corps Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, CAPT Francis A. Derby, SC, USN (Ret.). CAPT Derby was recognized as a result of his support of the Supply Corps and its families with proactive leadership and generosity throughout 23 years of active duty and more than 30 years as a civilian.
CAPT Derby received his bachelor's degree from Boston University in 1951 and master's degree from Michigan State in 1952. He was commissioned an ensign in the Navy Reserve in September 1952, transferring from the Surface Community to the ...