Frank Benton Kelso II (July 11, 1933 – June 23, 2013)[1] was an admiral of the United States Navy. He served as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) in the early 1990s.
Kelso was born on July 11, 1933 in Fayetteville, Tennessee.[2] He studied at University of the South. Kelso was married Landess McCown until his death in 2013. They had four children. Kelso died on June 23, 2013 in Fayetteville, Tennessee from a fall, aged 79.[3]