William J. Hancock

William John Hancock[3] (born October 23, 1942) is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Logistics. He had been Director of the US Navy's Office of Budget and Fiscal Management Division. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1965 and was commissioned as an ensign. Hancock later earned a master's degree in Operations Research and Systems Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School. After his retirement in October 1998,[2] he worked as a consultant.[4]

William J. Hancock
Vice Admiral William J. Hancock in 1996
Birth nameWilliam John Hancock[1]
Born (1942-10-23) October 23, 1942
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1965–1998[2]
RankVice Admiral

Hancock has endorsed the false[5][6][7][8] conspiracy theory that the 2020 presidential election was rigged to favor Joe Biden and claims that the United States "has taken a hard left turn toward Socialism and a Marxist form of tyrannical government."[9][10]

References
  1. "PN258 — Navy". U.S. Congress. 25 October 1993. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. "Vice Admiral William John Hancock Jr". Swift Boat Sailors Association. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Reserve Officers on the Active-Duty List. Bureau of Naval Personnel. 1 October 1984. p. 13. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. "Defense.gov News Release: FLAG OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT". defense.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. Crowley, Michael (2020-11-06). "Trump's False Election Fraud Claims Split Republicans". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  6. "Trump continues to push false claims of election fraud in weekend flurry of press releases". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  7. "Trump falsely claims he won election as millions of votes remain uncounted". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  8. "Trump doubles down on false election claim in impeachment response". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  9. Bender, Bryan (May 11, 2021). "'Disturbing and Reckless': Retired Brass Spread Election Lie in Attack on Biden, Democrats". Politico. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  10. "Open Letter from Retired Generals and Admirals" (PDF). Flag Officers 4 America. Retrieved May 12, 2021.


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