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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.
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid (3 April 1888 – 17 November 1972) was an admiral in the United States Navy, known for his service during World War II.He built a reputation as a "fighting admiral" in the aircraft carrier battles of 1942 and commanded the Allied forces in the Aleutian Islands Campaign.
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)
Pages in category "United States Navy personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,663 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
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This category is for United States Navy admirals (including vice admirals and rear admirals) and for officers with the rank of commodore. Personnel in this category should not be simultaneously listed in Category:United States Navy officers .