David Edward White (born November 26, 1938)
is a retired
rear admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...
in the
United States Navy. He was
Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy
The Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy (CHC) is the highest-ranking military chaplain in the United States Navy and head of the United States Navy Chaplain Corps. As part of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and Department of ...
from August 1991 to August 1994.
He earned an A.B. degree from
Hope College in 1960 and an M.Div. degree from the
New Brunswick Theological Seminary in 1963. White was commissioned as an ensign on March 5, 1962, and promoted to lieutenant (junior grade) after completing his training as a
Reformed Church in America
The Reformed Church in America (RCA) is a Mainline Protestant, mainline Reformed tradition, Reformed Protestant Christian denomination, denomination in Canada and the United States. It has about 152,317 members. From its beginning in 1628 unti ...
minister. He later received an M.S. degree from the
Naval Postgraduate School
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a public graduate school operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey, California.
It offers master’s and doctoral degrees in more than 70 fields of study to the U.S. Armed Forces, DOD ci ...
in 1973.
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1938 births
Living people
Hope College alumni
New Brunswick Theological Seminary alumni
Reformed Church in America ministers
United States Navy chaplains
Naval Postgraduate School alumni
United States Navy admirals
Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States Navy
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