CDR Lewis Patterson, USN
Assistant Professor (Permanent Military Professor)
History of Modern Europe, History of War in Society
- E-mail: lpatters@usna.edu
- United States Naval Academy
107 Maryland Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21402
Biography
Commander Lewis Patterson is a Permanent Military Professor and submarine officer. At sea he served as a junior officer on USS Alexandria (SSN 757), as Engineer Officer on USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) (Blue), and as Executive Officer on USS Minnesota (SSN 783). He previously deployed to the CENTCOM and EUCOM Areas of Responsibility, conducted an Arctic Ice Exercise (ICEX), and completed four strategic deterrent patrols in the Pacific.
Ashore he served as an NROTC Instructor at the University of Idaho and Washington State University, on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel (OPNAV N00K), and in the Navy Programming Division (OPNAV N801). He joined the History Department faculty in the summer of 2024.
Education
Ph.D. in European History - University of Wisconsin-Madison
MMAS, Art of War - U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
M.A. in European History - Washington State University
B.S. in Engineering Science and History - Vanderbilt University
Courses Taught
HH104 - American Naval History
HH386 - The First World War
