William H. Plackett was the sixth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. His first duty station was with the Naval Control of Shipping Office on Bahrain in the Persian Gulf and earned promotion to Petty Officer Third Class. He transferred to the staff of Commander, Amphibious Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, embarked in USS Mount McKinley in August 1959. Following that tour, he went back to the schoolhouse for Radioman "B" school and was assigned to Representative, Commander East Force/Naval Control of Shipping Office. He was there during the Six-Day War. In September 1967, just 11 years after joining the Navy, he was selected as a Chief Petty Officer. Upon completion of a tour aboard USS Forrestal, which included an extended ten-month deployment in the Mediterranean Sea, he served as an instructor at Radioman "B" school in Bainbridge, Maryland. Master Chief Plackett was selected for the Associates Degree Completion Program in April 1971 and was advanced to Senior Chief while attending classes at Pensacola Junior College. He graduated with honors in December 1972 and was awarded an academic scholarship at the University of West Florida. 

April 4th, 1937 in Paxton  /  Died:   Mar 4th, 2016