Pacific in 1953, when he received promotion to vice admiral, command of the U.S. Seventh Fleet (December 1, 1953 – December 19, 1955) and the first commander of the United States Taiwan Defense Command (USTDC). During this time, he was featured on the cover of the Time magazine (February 7, 1955, issue). Pride served as head of the Seventh Fleet until 1956, when he became Commander, Air Forces, Pacific Fleet. Pride retired in 1959 as a full admiral and settled in Arlington, Virginia, where he died in 1988, aged 91. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Many of his papers are stored at the Archives Division of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. Awards and honors Navy Distinguished Service Medal with gold star Legion of Merit with combat "V" device Navy Commendation Medal with combat "V" device Presidential Unit Citation with star World War I Victory Medal with clasp American Defense Service Medal with clasp American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with silver battle star World War II Victory Medal Philippine Liberation Medal His honors included being a Companion of the Naval Order of the United States and a member of the National Museum of Naval Aviation's Hall of Honor. The Navy Department also established the Admiral Alfred M. Pride Frigate ASW Readiness Award, for excellence in Anti-Submarine Warfare in the Navy's surface force. In 1961, Pride was retroactively designated the ninth recipient of the Gray Eagle Award, as the most senior active naval aviator from July 1959 until his retirement later that year. References Alfred M. Pride Biography from Justin Museum of Military History: Oral History, Navy Biographies History of the USS Belleau Wood CVL-24, edited by R.D. Fread, Justin Museum of Military History Rutgers University New Brunswick History Department Oral History Archives of World War II Interview with William Gutter about his recollections of serving as aboard USS Belleau Wood during Pride's time as commanding officer Listing of members of the National Museum of Naval Aviation's Hall of Honor ADM Pride on the cover of the February 7, 1955 issue of Time magazine Reference to the Admiral Alfred M. Pride Frigate ASW Readiness Award, from the Navy's Surface Force Training Manual, Revision E 12/17/99 – From the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS) – Search the Archives, Manuscripts and Photographs Catalog for information on Pride's