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It includes United States Navy admirals that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "United States Navy World War II admirals" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 233 total.
Harry B. Harris, the first Asian-American four-star admiral, is pinned with his new rank on 16 October 2013. During World War II, the President was authorized to create as many admirals and vice admirals as he deemed necessary for the duration of the emergency. Most of these new creations retired at the end of the war, having been promoted to ...
Ernie Pyle – Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist and war correspondent best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II; Thomas Pynchon – writer and novelist (Inherent Vice) Paul Raci – Oscar-nominated actor and sign-language interpreter for the California court system (Sound of Metal)
United States Navy World War II admirals (233 P) Pages in category "United States Navy admirals" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 913 total.
Chester William Nimitz (/ ˈ n ɪ m ɪ t s /; 24 February 1885 – 20 February 1966) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy.He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.
His father, Admiral John S. McCain Sr., was a naval aviator and Task Force commander during World War II. They were the first father-son pair to achieve a four-star rank. [ 1 ] His son, John S. McCain III , was also a naval aviator who was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam during McCain's time as CINCPAC, and later became a United States ...
William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. (30 October 1882 – 16 August 1959) was an American Navy admiral during World War II.He is one of four officers to have attained the rank of five-star fleet admiral of the United States Navy, the others being William Leahy, Ernest J. King, and Chester W. Nimitz.
This category is for senior military leaders of World War II such as admirals, generals and air marshals. ... American military leaders of World War II (3 C, 1 P)