Ralph Weymouth

{{Short description|American Navy Vice Admiral (1917–2020)}}

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|birth_date= {{Birth date|1917|5|26}}

|birth_place= Seattle, Washington, U.S.

|death_date= {{Death date and age|2020|1|22|1917|5|26}}

|death_place= Rockport, Maine, U.S.

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|allegiance= United States

|branch= United States Navy

|serviceyears= 1938–1973

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|rank = Vice Admiral

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• World War II
• Pacific War
• Korean War
• Vietnam War

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|awards = Navy Cross
Legion of Merit (2)
Distinguished Flying Cross (4)

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|alma_mater = United States Naval Academy

|spouse = Laure Bouchage
(m. 1940; died 2009)

Diana (m. 2011 or 2012)Pamela Alma Weymouth, "[https://www.truthdig.com/articles/a-vice-admiral-and-wwii-hero-condemns-nuclear-weapons-70-years-after-nagasaki-and-hiroshima-2/ A Vice Admiral and WWII Hero Condemns Nuclear Weapons 70 Years After Nagasaki and Hiroshima]". Truthdig, 8 August 2015. Accessed 11 April 2025

|children = 8, including Yann Weymouth and
Tina Weymouth

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Ralph Weymouth (May 26, 1917 – January 22, 2020)"[http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=27160 Ralph Weymouth]". Military Times. Accessed 18 September 2017 was a decorated Vice Admiral of the United States Navy and anti-nuclear campaigner.{{cite news |url=https://www.courant.com/2006/08/31/combat-pilot-turns-pacifist/ |first=Susan |last=Dunne |title=Combat Pilot Turns Pacifist |work=Hartford Courant |date=August 31, 2006}}

Weymouth was born in Seattle to Ralph Wells Weymouth and his wife Lisbeth Cunningham Sewall. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1938,{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/luckybag1938unse |title=Lucky Bag |date=1938 |publisher=First Class, United States Naval Academy |others=Nimitz Library U. S. Naval Academy}} served two years on surface ships, began naval aviator training, and earned his wings in 1941. One of his classmates was Norman Kleiss.{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/luckybag1938unse |title=Lucky Bag |date=1938 |publisher=First Class, United States Naval Academy |others=Nimitz Library U. S. Naval Academy}}

During World War II while serving as Commanding Officer of Bombing Squadron 16 (VB-16) on the {{USS|Lexington|CV-16|6}}, he received the Navy Cross for actions against the Japanese Navy in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. He was also awarded the Legion of Merit twice and the Distinguished Flying Cross four times. His service continued through the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

During service in post-war Japan, Weymouth became concerned at the effects of nuclear war on the inhabitants of Nagasaki and Hiroshima and became an opponent of nuclear weapons, becoming more active in retirement.Pamela Alma Weymouth, "[https://www.truthdig.com/articles/a-vice-admiral-and-wwii-hero-condemns-nuclear-weapons-70-years-after-nagasaki-and-hiroshima-2/ A Vice Admiral and WWII Hero Condemns Nuclear Weapons 70 Years After Nagasaki and Hiroshima]". Truthdig, 8 August 2015. Accessed 18 September 2017

He married Laure Bouchage, of Breton descent, granddaughter of Anatole Le Braz, in 1940, and they had eight children, including Tina Weymouth, former bassist for Talking Heads and currently with Tom Tom Club, and architect Yann Weymouth.[http://www.review.net/section/detail/no-rock-star-chitect/ Gulf Coast Business review: "No Rock Star-chitect" by Carl Cronan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903053250/http://www.review.net/section/detail/no-rock-star-chitect/ |date=2012-09-03 }} August 27, 2010{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= Héritage. D'Anatole Le Braz aux Talking Heads |newspaper=Le Telegramme|date=31 August 2012 |url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/ig/generales/regions/bretagne/heritage-d-anatole-le-braz-aux-talking-heads-31-08-2012-1821812.php |language=French}} At 94, he married his neighbor, Diana.

Weymouth died at age 102 in Rockport, Maine, on January 22, 2020.{{cite web |title=Obituary: Ralph Weymouth |url=https://www.conwaydailysun.com/community/obituaries/obituary-ralph-weymouth/article_29d0577c-476d-11ea-88ab-9f24c7a03323.html |website=The Conway Daily Sun |date=4 February 2020 |accessdate=6 February 2020 |language=en}}