1 5 ) ▁ ▁Wel sh ▁Grand ▁National ▁- ▁( 1 ) ▁- ▁Mountain ous ▁( 2 0 1 5 ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁j ock e ys ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : English ▁j ock e ys ▁Category : L ester ▁Award ▁w inners ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Maurice ▁Franklin ▁We is ner ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁– ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁four - star ▁adm iral ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Vice ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper ations ▁( VC NO ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 ; ▁Commander ▁in ▁Chief , ▁U . S . ▁Pacific ▁Fle et ▁( C IN CP AC F LT ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 ; ▁and ▁Commander ▁in ▁Chief , ▁United ▁States ▁Pacific ▁Command ▁( C IN CP AC ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁▁ ▁Admir al ▁We is ner ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁U . ▁S . ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁served ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁USS ▁W asp ▁( CV - 7 ) ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁company ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁s unk ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁graduated ▁from ▁flight ▁school , ▁becoming