Martin Holzberger
Martin Grant Holzberger | |
|---|---|
 Warrant Officer Holzberger in July 2013 | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/ | Royal Australian Navy |
| Years of service | 1987–2016 |
| Rank | Warrant Officer |
| Commands | Warrant Officer of the Navy |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Member of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Cross Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal (United States) |
Warrant Officer Martin Grant Holzberger AM, CSC is a retired senior sailor of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) who served as the 7th Warrant Officer of the Navy from 2012 to 2016.[1]
Naval career
Holzberger joined the RAN in 1987 as a submariner and served on various submarines, including Chief of the Boat on HMAS Sheean.[2]
In 2004 Holzberger was selected for an exchanged with the United States Navy Pacific Fleet. In 2007 he was selected by the Ships Warrant Officer selection board and then joined HMAS Warramunga as the Ships Warrant Officer.[3] He was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross in 2012 for his service in this role.[4]
Holzberger was appointed Command Warrant Officer – Fleet Command in March 2010 and in 2012 he became the seventh Warrant Officer of the Navy.[1] He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2015,[5] and retired in April the following year.
References
- ^ a b "Official Biography". Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ http://www.navy.mil/search/print.asp?story_id=2419&VIRIN=1846&imagetype=1&page=1
- ^ "Its an Honour". Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Jan2015/People/1747/Australia-Day-2015-Honours---Navy's-most-Senior-Sailor.htm#.Vi39fLcrLIU