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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.
U.S.S. Constitution Museum [19] USS Croaker: United States New York: Buffalo: United States: 1943 Gato class: Submarine: Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park [20] Name Country Region City Nationality Launched Class Type Remarks Ref USS Dolphin: United States California: San Diego: United States: 1968 Dolphin class: Submarine ...
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 reward service in the fleet or headquarters, or to achieve parity with wartime counterparts.
United States Navy World War II admirals (233 P) Pages in category "Admirals of World War II" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Grace Hopper – futurist, early computing pioneer, rear admiral in the Navy Reserve; George Howard, Jr. – first African-American federal judge in Arkansas history; served in World War II. Isaac Hull – captain of USS Constitution; Lyndon B. Johnson – former U.S. President; worked as a bomb observer with the Army during World War II
United States Navy pilots of World War II (1 C, 194 P) United States Navy World War II admirals (233 P) W. WAVES personnel (59 P)
Today, the U.S. Navy Museum is the only naval museum to chronicle the U.S. Navy's history from its creation to the present. Artifacts like USS Constitution ' s fighting top, the world's deepest diving submersible, Trieste, and the khaki uniform of former Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz make The Navy Museum's collection second to none.
Tombstone promotions to vice admiral have been awarded for service during the construction of the Panama Canal and under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution, but almost all tombstone vice admirals were advanced to that rank between 1925 and 1959 because they were commended for performance of duty in actual combat before ...