John McCain’s Father and Grandfather Were Both Famous In The Military

Scotch-Irish and English forebears are represented in McCain's family tree. In Rockingham County, North Carolina, his great-grandparents operated the plantation known as High Rock Farm. Both his father and John S. McCain Sr., his paternal grandfather, were graduates of the Naval Academy and rose to the rank of four-star admiral in the US Navy. As their father accepted numerous Navy assignments in the United States and the Pacific, the McCain family relocated. John McClain was born into the military. He was born on a naval installation, and like his father and grandfather before him, he and his brother would later join the US military.

One of the interesting facts about John McCain is his father and grandfather, who were both highly regarded fighters, share a unique and honorable distinction: they are the only father and son team to have served as four-star admirals in the US Navy. McCain's upbringing would undoubtedly have benefited greatly from this as a source of pride and inspiration.