Alexander Malcolm Sinclair

I remember watching Captain Sinclair running on the deck of the Leahy as a regular occurrence. As a young sailor (OSSN) experiencing the ambivalence if not disdain of the American public toward our nation's military during that time, seeing Captain Sinclair running lifted my morale. Manning the rails as we first entered the San Diego harbor, I believe January of 1976, again made me proud to wear my uniform again lifting my morale. I believe then Captain Sinclair knew morale on board his ship...

I was an Operations Specialist Seaman (OSSN) on the Leahy serving under Captain Sinclair in 1975 & 1976. I am now 69 years old. The proudest time in my short enlistment was in our rescue of the Aquasition. I was on the surface radar scope in CIC. When the "Mayday" call came in Captain Sinclair made the snap decision to rush at flank speed to the rescue. I believe lives were saved by his quick decision. God Bless you Admiral and may your soul remain at rest.

15th Anniversary 2009 - 2024 Thinking of you, Mal.

LETTER FROM SINCLAIR TO HALL EARLY 2000s:

USS BANG SS385 - LAST UNDERWAY - 1972
This was BANG's last trip down the Thames River (New London, CT) before being decommissioned from the US Navy and recommissioned in the Spanish Navy as Cosme Garcia. Her last underway as BANG took place on September 26, 1972. Special thanks to CS John Monroe (narrator/writer) and Cathie Gibson (cinematographer and wife of last COB)

Alexander Malcolm Sinclair was the Commanding Officer 1962 - 1964

A 12 year remembrance: 1974 Liz Taylor and Malcolm Sinclair aboard the USS LEAHY CG16 - Russia

On this Memorial Day May 31, 2021

What a career. From corpsman to Fleet commander:

COMMANDER CRUISER DESTROYER GROUP FIVE in the Pacific Fleet. While in command of GROUP FIVE he was deployed to the Seventh Fleet as a BATTLE GROUP COMMANDER on his flagship
USS CHICAGO (CG 9).

REMEMBERING: MAY 25, 2020
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

PHIL BEALS USS BANG SS385 - 1956-59
I never had the opportunity to meet Alex Sinclair as by the time us young Gang were graciously invited by our WWII BANG shipmates to start attending their annual blowouts, Alex was already battling Parkinson's Disease which kept him away from our Reunions and eventually cost him his life. What I did learn about him came from the shipmates who served under him and Don Hall, a personal friend of the Admiral, who kept me updated on Mal's health over the...