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A D M I R A L H E N R Y H . M AU Z J R . ’ 5 9 , U S N ( R E T. )
dmiral Henry H. Mauz Jr. ’59, USN (Ret.), has embodied the ideals of duty, honor
and country starting with his early service in destroyers and commanding river patrol
boats in Vietnam, personally conducting more than 100 combat patrols.
Early shore tours included the staff of the U.S. Mission to NATO in Brussels and the
Chief of Naval Operations’ staff. After tours as commanding officer of a cruiser and Chief
of Staff for Commander, Carrier Group One, he was selected for flag and assigned as Chief
of the Operations and Readiness Branch at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.
He was the Battle Force Commander during the strikes against Libya in 1986,
then Deputy Chief of Staff and Acting Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief,
U.S. Pacific Fleet.
As Commander, Seventh Fleet, he revitalized war planning and cooperation with
friendly navies and led three ships to Shanghai for a historic port visit. In August 1990,
he concurrently became Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command during
Operation Desert Shield.
He was next assigned as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Navy Program
Planning. Eighteen months later, he became Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
Following retirement in December 1994, Admiral Mauz worked closely with the Naval
Postgraduate School. He was the president and then chairman of the Naval Postgraduate
School Foundation and served as a senior fellow at the Center for Civil-Military Relations.
Admiral Mauz actively supports a plethora of Navy and Marine causes and has been
engaged in several corporate boards of directors.
He holds a degree in electrical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and
an MBA from Auburn University.
Among Admiral Mauz’s numerous decorations are the Distinguished Service Medal
(five awards); the Bronze Star with Combat “V”; the Navy Achievement Medal (three
awards); and awards from Canada, France and Japan.
Admiral Mauz lives in Pebble Beach, CA, with his wife of almost 56 years, Margaret
“Peggy” O’Neill Mauz. They have four children and one of their 11 grandchildren is in the
Naval Academy Class of 2017.
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