Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Haak, Frank S.  January 21, 2011
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on February 9, 2011 
  Frank S. Haak 
  
  ALEXANDRIA, VA On January 21, 2011, Rear Admiral Frank Sutherland Haak, USN 
  retired, age 86, passed away peacefully of natural causes in Alexandria, Va. 
  Born in 1924 to Frank and May Haak of Lebanon, he was the elder brother of 
  David Haak and the late Richard Haak. Frank attended Lebanon High School (Class 
  of 1942) and Bullis School before graduating from the United States Naval 
  Academy, Class of 1946. Accelerated under a three-year program, he received his 
  commission in 1945, and later earned a Master's Degree in Operations Analysis 
  from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., in 1954. As an Ensign, 
  he commanded three minesweepers clearing mines from the Haiphong River, Hainan 
  Island and various ports in China after World War II. Frank was designated a 
  Naval Aviator in 1949. Commands included: Heavy Attack Squadron VAH 8 (1962-
  1963), the U.S.S. Point Defiance (1967-68), and the aircraft carrier U.S.S. 
  Oriskany (1970-72), Chief of Staff and Aide to Commander Attack Carrier 
  Striking Force, Seventh Fleet, and Commander Carrier Division Five. Frank 
  received the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and the Meritorious Service 
  Medal. He was engaged in the evolution of computer technology in 1953, and for 
  his final service as the Director, Navy Information Systems Division, Office of 
  the Chief of Naval Operations (1973-1976), he was awarded the Legion of Merit 
  with a Gold Star. An avid outdoorsman, Frank was fond of hunting and fishing 
  and pursued these interests around the world. Frank married the late Noradee 
  Houser of Washington, D.C. in 1945, but they later divorced. He is survived by 
  his wife, Kirsten Gregorie Haak of Alexandria, Va., whom he married in 1993; 
  his children: Frank, Jr., Bruce, Ellen Haak Kessler, Bradford and their 
  families; and Kirsten's sons: Erik, Stephen, Stewart, Alan and their families. 
  Funeral services are scheduled at Arlington National Cemetery on May 25, 2011, 
  at 1 p.m.
  
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on February 9, 2011 
  
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