George Tsantes Jr. was born on June 23, 1930. He graduated from the US Naval Academy and after sea duty assignment as an Engineer Officer on the destroyer U.S.S. McNair (DD-679), he received training in nuclear power, then served as an engineering officer aboard nuclear-powered surface vessels, including duty as chief engineer on aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65). He had also served a previous tour in Athens. Other sea duty included command of the destroyer USS William M. Wood (DD-715) and the destroyer tender U.S.S. Piedmont (AD-17). He had earned a master's degree in physics and was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association. Shore's assignments were in Washington, D.C. where he served on the Staff of the Chief of Naval Operations, three years in the Navy Atomic Energy Office, and two years on the Staff of the Director, Research, Development, Test and Evaluations as the Head, Nuclear Branch."

He served in the United States Navy as a Captain. Captain George Tsantes was murdered on November 15, 1983, in Greece by a local group of terrorists.

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