US Navy Vice Admiral. Jarrett graduated from the United States Naval Academy and immediately made a six month cruise aboard the USS Rochester, Flagship of Destroyer Squadrons, Atlantic Fleet. In June 1927 he returned to Annapolis, Maryland for instructions in Diesel Engineering and received a Master of Science degree. From 1929 to 1932 he had submarine duty and served as Engineer and Repair Office of the Submarine Base at Coco Solo, canal Zone. He assumed command of the USS S-14 in the Canal Zone in October 1934 and from 1935 to 1937 had duty as Assistant Engineer of the USS Northampton on the West Coast. He then returned to the Naval Academy where he served until December 1940 as Discipline Officer and in that tour of duty spent four months in the summer of 1938 aboard the USS New York on the Midshipmen's training cruise on the East Coast and Europe. For a year before the outbreak of World War II and until June 1942 he commanded the USS Morris participating in the Battle of Coral Sea and Midway during the early combat period. Upon the close of World War II Jarrett had commanded the light cruiser USS Astoria and was a member of the staff of the Training Command, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. He served as the Plans and Policy Officer under the Chief of Naval Operations and was Senior Military Attache, Taiwan, before successive command of Destroyer Flotilla 4 and Cruiser Flotilla 4. In 1953 he became the Deputy Inspector General, Navy Department serving until his retirement in 1954. Admiral Jarrett was one of the most decorated officers in the Pacific theatre and was the recipient of the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism in the Battle of Coral Sea for the rescue of survivors from the USS Lexington in the Coral Sea on May 8, 1942. He was also awarded the Legion of Merit for command of his destroyer fire support unit in the Marianas Campaign and was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in commanding the destroyer screen for carrier striking the Palaus, the Philippines and the Marianas. He was also awarded the Bronze Star for heroic actions as Commander Scouting line for the fast carrier force bound for the raids early in 1945 on Okinawa, Tokyo and Formosa.