In Memorium
RADM James S. McFarland,
U.S. Navy, Retired.
Commander, Naval Security Group
Command, August 1986 to July 1990.
Passed 01 February 2003
"Sailor, Rest Your Oars."
A native of Portland, Oregon, Rear Admiral McFarland graduated from Lewis and Clark College, and was commissioned in 1957, after joining the Naval Reserve in 1953. Rear Admiral McFarland began his cryptologic career in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii making communications readiness visits to over 200 ships. Staff duty in Washington, D.C., was followed by operational assignments at Karamursel, Turkey, and on the USS Belmont (AGTR-4). In 1967, he left the Staff, U.S. Atlantic Fleet for Vietnam, where he served primarily in support of U.S. Marine Corp Forces. The Armed Forces Staff College was next followed by a tour as Middle East Operations Officer. In 1971, he became the first Office-In-Charge of the Navy's Current Support Group (CSG) in Rota, Spain. He returned to the Staff, U.S. Atlantic Fleet from 1975 to 1979. His next assignment was as the Commanding Officer of the Naval Security Group Activity (NSGA) Misawa, Japan. In 1981, Rear Admiral McFarland assumed duty as Chief, Naval Forces Division, at the National Security Agency (NSA); and in 1983, was assigned as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Cryptology, Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet & Director, Naval Security Group Pacific (DIRNSGPAC). Early in 1985, he was selected for Flag Rank. His last assignment was as Commander ot the Naval Security Group Command (CNSG) from August 1986 to July 1990. Rear Admiral McFarland was also assigned as the Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI) for the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO).
RADM James S. McFarland passed away on Saturday, 1 February 2003, at 8:00 p.m. At the Admiral's request, there was no funeral service. His ashes will be scattered on the beach, near his Annapolis home.
RADM McFarland was married to the former Paula Ann Wiise of Macon, Georgia for twenty-five years. He has six children, Scott, Brett, Suzanne, Jeffrey, Matthew, and Kelly. Mrs. Paula McFarland resides in Annapolis, Maryland.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Jim McFarland Memorial Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, 2008 Kenwood Rd., Annapolis, MD 21402.
"Jim was a remarkable man. So, today I ask you to share a memory of, tell a story about, or raise a glass, to the man who was, quite simply, my heart. God bless you and thank you for all of your prayers and support." Mrs. Paula McFarland, 03 Feb 2003.
