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Willis Augustus "Ching" Lee Jr. (May 11, 1888 – August 25, 1945) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. Lee commanded the American ships during the second night of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (November 14–15, 1942) and turned back a Japanese invasion force headed for the island.
Shufeldt returned to California in July 1882, and spent the next few months recuperating while the Senate ratified the treaty with Korea. He returned to Washington in 1883, where he was made the President of the Naval Advisory Board and the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory, and was promoted to Rear Admiral. Shufeldt retired from the ...
The Honda Point disaster was the largest peacetime loss of U.S. Navy ships in U.S. history. [3] On the evening of September 8, 1923, seven destroyers, while traveling at 20 knots (37 km/h), ran aground at Honda Point (also known as Point Pedernales; the cliffs just off-shore called Devil's Jaw), a few miles from the northern side of the Santa Barbara Channel off Point Arguello on the Gaviota ...
Soon-ho Lee is the Grand Master Emeritus of Songahm Taekwondo, the American Taekwondo Association. He was given the title at ATA's World Championships in June 2002, succeeding his brother Haeng-ung Lee. In 1969, Soon-ho Lee joined his elder brother in the United States.
Lee F. Gunn in 1992 prior to his promotion to Rear Admiral (lower half) Lee Fredric Gunn [1] (born 1942 [2] in Michigan) is a retired Vice Admiral and former Naval Inspector General of the United States Department of the Navy.
Edward Latimer Beach Jr. (April 20, 1918 – December 1, 2002) was a United States Navy submarine officer and author. [1]During World War II, he participated in the Battle of Midway and 12 combat patrols, earning 10 decorations for gallantry, including the Navy Cross.
Joseph John Rochefort (May 12, 1900 [1] – July 20, 1976) was an American naval officer and cryptanalyst.He was a major figure in the United States Navy's cryptographic and intelligence operations from 1925 to 1946, particularly in the Battle of Midway.
William Daniel Leahy (/ ˈ l eɪ h i ˌ ˈ l eɪ. i /) (6 May 1875 – 20 July 1959) was an American naval officer.The most senior United States military officer on active duty during World War II, he held several titles and exercised considerable influence over foreign and military policy.