Service Medal and also received Tunisian Order of the Republic by President Habib Bourguiba. Turner was ordered to Washington, D.C. in September 1976 and assumed duty as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air Warfare under CNO, Admiral Thomas B. Hayward. While at the Pentagon, he was the Navy sponsor of the F/A-18 Hornet. He served in this capacity until June 30, 1979, when he retired after 37 years of active duty. Turner was the last Navy World War II carrier pilot to leave active duty. Retirement Upon his retirement from the Navy, Turner settled in Virginia and worked as a consultant for Teledyne Technologies, and for the French defense company Pyrotechnics Lacroix. He was active in the Golden Eagles, an exclusive organization of notable Naval Aviation pioneers and in the Tailhook Association, where he was named Tailhooker of the year 1979. He flew a single-engine Cessna 210, which he owned and played golf in his free time and was keenly interested in History and Science. Turner was married to Betty for 68 years and they had three sons: Frederick C. III, Robert, and David; and two daughters: Pamela Hauge, a retired Naval Officer, and Susan Turner. Vice admiral Frederick C. Turner died on April 24, 2014, aged 90, at his home in Fairfax, Virginia. He was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. The members of the Golden Eagles served as honorary pallbearers and also provided a eulogy. Decorations Here is the ribbon bar of Vice admiral Frederick C. Turner: See also USS America (CV-66) References 1923 births 2014 deaths People from Boston Naval Postgraduate School alumni Joint Forces Staff College alumni Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy alumni University of Maryland, College Park alumni George Washington University alumni United States Navy admirals United States Naval Aviators United States Navy pilots of World War II United States Navy personnel of the Vietnam War Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Recipients of the Air Medal Recipients of the National Order of Vietnam Recipients of the Gallantry Cross (Vietnam) Burials at Arlington National Cemetery