William R. Smedberg III

William Renwick Smedberg III (September 28, 1902 – October 5, 1994) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy. He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland from March 16, 1956 to June 27, 1958. During World War II, Smedberg served as commanding officer of U.S.S. Lansdowne and U.S.S. Hudson. After the war, he served as an aide toSecretary of the Navy James Forrestal. He was a 1926 graduate of the Naval Academy. He is interred in the Arlington National Cemetery along with his father, Brigadier General William Renwick Smedberg, Jr., USA, and his sonRear Admiral William Renwick Smedberg IV, USN.