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Admiral Sir Walter Thomas Couchman KCB CVO DSO OBE (1905 - 2 May 1981) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. ==Naval career== Educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, Couchman joined the Royal Navy and specialized in naval aviation.〔(Obituary:Admiral Sir Walter Couchman )〕 He served in World War II as Commander in the Air Materials Division and then as Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMS ''Veteran''.〔 In 1941 he was appointed Staff Officer (Plans) for the Mediterranean Fleet.〔 Later in the War he became Naval Assistant (Underwater Weapons) and then Chief Staff Officer to the Flag Officer Air (Home).〔 After the War he became Captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Glory and then, from 1947, Director of Naval Air Organisation and Training at the Admiralty.〔(Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives )〕 He went on to be Flag Officer, Flying Training in 1951, Flag Officer, Heavy Squadron in 1953, Flag Officer, Aircraft Carriers in 1954 and Deputy Controller of Supplies (Air) at the Ministry of Supply in 1955.〔 He became Flag Officer Air (Home) in 1957 and Vice Chief of the Naval Staff in 1960.〔 He retired in 1961.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walter Couchman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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