end ation ▁Med als ▁for ▁his ▁inter ag ency ▁and ▁international ▁work ▁in ▁poll ution ▁control . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁appointed ▁to ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁Region . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Academy ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁He ▁turned ▁ 1 0 0 ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁cent en ari ans ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁adm ir als ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Academy ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Missouri <0x0A> </s> ▁Bry an ▁W . ▁Van ▁Norden ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁is ▁a ▁transl ator ▁of ▁Chinese ▁philosoph ical ▁texts , ▁scholar ▁of ▁Chinese ▁and ▁compar ative ▁philosophy , ▁and ▁public ▁intellectual . ▁He ▁taught ▁for ▁twenty ▁years ▁at ▁V ass ar ▁College , ▁United ▁States , ▁but ▁is ▁currently ▁K wan ▁Im ▁Th ong ▁H ood ▁Cho ▁Temple ▁Vis iting ▁Professor ▁at ▁Y ale - N US ▁College ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁Van ▁Norden ' s ▁ancest ors ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁They ▁fought ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁Lo yal ist ▁and ▁Revolution ary