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She was named for Admiral Arthur W. Radford USN (1896–1973), the first naval officer to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Arthur_W._Radford
Arthur W. Radford was laid down 31 January 1974 by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi and launched on 1 March 1975,[b] sponsored by Mrs. Arthur Radford, the admiral’s widow. Arthur W. Radford was commissioned on 16 April 1977,[3] and decommissioned on 18 March 2003, after serving 26 years.[4] On 10 August 2011, her hull was scuttled off the coast of Delaware, to form part of an artificial reef.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Arthur_W._Radford
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