in Panama, Shafroth was decorated by the governments of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. In April 1948, Shafroth returned to the United States and assumed duty as Chairman of the General Board of the Navy at the Navy Department. He remained in this assignment until his transfer to the Retired list of the Navy on April 1, 1949 after 40 years of service. Shafroth was advanced to the rank of Vice Admiral on the retired list for having been specially commended in combat. Retirement Following his retirement from the Navy, Shafroth resided in Washington, D.C. and was active in the Naval Historical Foundation. He was elected President of the Foundation in 1961 and remained in that assignment until his death from a stroke on September 1, 1967, aged 80. Vice admiral John F. Shafroth Jr. was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia together with his wife, Helena Marshall Fischer (1882–1975). They had one daughter. Decorations Here is the ribbon bar of Vice Admiral Shafroth: See also Jones–Shafroth Act References 1887 births 1967 deaths People from Denver United States Naval Academy alumni Naval War College alumni United States Army War College alumni United States Navy vice admirals United States Navy World War II admirals United States Navy personnel of World War I Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States) Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Order of the Sun of Peru Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Military personnel from Colorado