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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.
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.
This is a list of United States Armed Forces general officers and flag officers who were killed in World War II. The dates of death listed are from the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 to the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945, when the United States was officially involved in World War II. Included are generals and admirals who ...
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.
Chester William Nimitz (/ ˈ n ɪ m ɪ t s /; February 24, 1885 – February 20, 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.
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)
William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. (October 30, 1882 – August 16, 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.
Charles A. Pownall, American admiral in World War II "Bandito" – George S. Patton, Jr., American general in World War II "Barbara" – David G. M. Campbell, British general [11] "Barbarossa" – Hızır Hayreddin Pasha, Regent of Algiers, Turkish Corsair and Grand Admiral (Kapudan Pasha) of Ottoman Navy [12] "Barney" –