Wilkinson EugeneP

United States Naval officer, nicknamed "Dennis," who was selected for three historic command assignments. The first, in 1954, was as the first Commanding Officer of the USS Nautilus, the worlds first nuclear submarine. Second, in 1961, Admiral Rickover selected him to serve as the first Commanding Officer of the USS Long Beach, Americas first nuclear surface ship. The third was in 1980 when he was chosen as the first President and CEO of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) from which he retired in 1984. He died on July 11, 2013, aged 94, at Del Mar, California. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less