Editing Wilson Flagg (section)

{{short description|United States Navy admiral}}
{{Infobox military person
| name          = Wilson Falor Flagg
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1938|10|25}}
| death_date    = {{death date and age|2001|9|11|1938|10|26}}
| birth_place   = [[Long Beach, California]], U.S.
| death_place   = [[The Pentagon]], [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington County]], [[Virginia]], U.S. aboard [[American Airlines Flight 77]]
| death_cause   = [[American Airlines Flight 77|Plane crash]] ([[September 11 attacks]])
| image         = Rear Admiral Wilson F. Flagg, USN (2).jpg{{!}}border
| image size    = 
| caption       = Rear Adm. Flagg in 1990
| nickname      = "Bud"
| allegiance    = {{nowrap|{{flag|United States of America}}}}
| branch        = {{flag|United States Navy}}
| serviceyears  = 1961–1995
| rank          = [[File:US Navy O8 infobox.svg|25px]] [[Rear Admiral]]
| battles       = [[Vietnam War]]
| laterwork     = American Airlines pilot (1967–1998)<br/>Cattle rancher
}}
'''Wilson Falor "Bud" Flagg''' (October 25, 1938<ref name=Fold3>{{cite web|url=https://www.fold3.com/page/636375830_wilson_falor_flagg/|publisher=Fold3|title=Wilson Falor Flagg |accessdate=January 7, 2021|archivedate=February 6, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206193204/https://www.fold3.com/page/636375830_wilson_falor_flagg/}}</ref>{{spaced ndash}}September 11, 2001) was a [[United States Navy]] [[Rear Admiral]]. On October 15, 1993, he was censured for failing to prevent the 1991 [[Tailhook scandal|Tailhook conference]] scandal, effectively ending any chance for further career advancement.<ref name=NYTimes1993>Lewis, Neil A. (October 16, 1993). [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/16/us/tailhook-affair-brings-censure-of-3-admirals.html "Tailhook Affair Brings Censure Of 3 Admirals"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''.</ref><ref name=TimesNews>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19931016&id=t4RPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QCUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6844,4421798 "Tailhook admirals censured"]. ''[[Times-News (Hendersonville, North Carolina)|The Times-News]]''/[[Associated Press]]. October 16, 1993. p. 3A. [[Google News]]. Retrieved March 21, 2014.</ref><ref name=LATimes1993>Serrano, Richard (October 16, 1993). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-16-mn-46397-story.html "33 Top Officers Disciplined in Tailhook Case"]. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.</ref> Flagg and his wife Darlene were killed on board [[American Airlines Flight 77]] during the [[September 11 attacks]] of 2001.<ref name=NYTimes2001>[https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/15/us/wilson-flagg-62-a-retired-admiral.html "Wilson Flagg, 62, A Retired Admiral"]. ''The New York Times''. September 15, 2001.</ref>