Gerald F. DeConto

Gerald Francis DeConto
August 17, 1957 – September 11, 2001
Nickname	Fish
Place of birth	Halifax, Massachusetts
Place of death	The Pentagon
Allegiance	USN
Years of service	25
Rank	Captain
Commands	USS Simpson (FFG-56) Chief of Naval Operations USS Fresno (LST-1182) USS Lake Erie (CG-70) USS Hewitt (DD-966) USS Excel (MSO-439) Naval War College
Awards	Purple Heart Meritorious Service Medal (United States) 3 Awards Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal 2 Awards Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal 1 Award Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Navy "E" Ribbon Sea Service Deployment Ribbon National Defense Service Medal

Gerald Francis DeConto (b. August 17, 1957, Halifax, Massachusetts – d. September 11, 2001, The Pentagon) was a Captain of the U.S. Navy assigned to Chief of Naval Operations, Washington D.C.

DeConto had a masters degree in mechanical engineering. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy.

He perished during the September 11 attacks against the Pentagon. He commanded the guided missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG-56) from August 1998 through April 2000.

Each year in September, a 5K road race organized by his family and friends is held in Sandwich, MA in his honor.

[edit] Duty stations

Damage Control Assistant USS Excel (MSO-439) — 07/79 - 07/79
Surface warfare Officer Schools Command, Detachment, Coronado, California — 07/79 - 11/79
Executive Officer USS Excel (MSO-439) — 11/79 - 02/82
Operations Officer USS Fresno (LST-1182) — 02/82 - 01/84
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California — 01/84 - 04/86
Surface warfare Officer Schools Command, Newport, Rhode Island — 04/86 - 12/86
USS Hewitt (DD-966) — 12/86 - 07/89
Chief of Naval Operations — 07/89 - 08/91
Commanding Officer USS Lake Erie (CG-70) — 11/91 - 02/94
Commander Carrier Battle Group Seven — 02/94 - 03/97
Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island — 03/97 - 03/98
Commanding Officer, USS Simpson (FFG-56) — 08/98 - 04/00
Standing Naval Force Mediterranean — 04/00 - 05/01
Chief of Naval Operations — 06/01 - 09/01

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