Vincent W. Patton III
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Education
A 1972 graduate of Cass Technical High School, Patton was a member of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC) during his high school years. Patton received his Doctor of Education degree in 1984 from the American University, Washington, DC.[2] He has a master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Loyola University Chicago;[2] a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from Shaw College at Detroit, Michigan;[2] and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Pacific Union College, Angwin, California.[2]
Career
Patton became the first African American selected as the service's senior-most enlisted ranking position as the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard in 1998. His career included staff and operational assignments both afloat and ashore throughout the United States, and a joint military service assignment in Cuba and Haiti.
Patton served as the eighth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard from May 1998 to October 2002. As the service's top senior enlisted leader and ombudsman, he was the principal advisor to the Commandant of the Coast Guard, his directorates, and the Secretaries of Transportation and Defense.[3]
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- Living people
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- American University alumni
- Loyola University Chicago alumni
- Pacific Union College alumni