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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.
Samuel Phillips Lee (February 13, 1812 – June 5, 1897) was an officer of the United States Navy.In the American Civil War, he took part in the New Orleans campaign before commanding the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, covering the coastlines and inland waters of Virginia and North Carolina, and finally the Mississippi River Squadron.
Kent Lee (1923−2017), American vice admiral; Phillip Lee Jr., American chaplain and rear admiral; Richard Lee (Royal Navy officer) (1765−1837), British admiral; Robert C. Lee (1888−1971), rear admiral; Samuel Phillips Lee (1812−1897), American rear admiral; Willis Augustus Lee (1888−1945), American vice admiral; Lee Chung-wei ...
four-star admiral. The rank of admiral (or full admiral, or four-star admiral) is the highest rank normally achievable in the United States Navy. It ranks above vice admiral (three-star admiral) and below fleet admiral (five-star admiral). There have been 279 four-star admirals in the history of the U.S. Navy.
Kurt Chew-Een Lee (Chinese: 呂超然; pinyin: Lǚ Chāorán (January 21, 1926 – March 3, 2014) was the first Asian American to be commissioned as a regular officer in the United States Marine Corps. Lee earned the Navy Cross under fire in Korea in November 1950, serving in the 1st Battalion 7th Marines.
Phillip 'Endel' Lee Jr. is a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy Reserve. [1] Career
Lee Hsi-min (Chinese: 李喜明; pinyin: Lǐ Xǐmíng; Wade–Giles: Li Hsi-ming), also known as Lee Hsi-ming, [1] is a retired admiral of the Republic of China (Taiwan) armed forces, and currently serves as the senior research fellow of the Project 2049 Institute in Washington, D.C.
Admiral Sir Richard Lee KCB KTS (c. 1765 – 5 August 1837) was a prominent officer of the British Royal Navy who served in the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. His early career was marked by his participation in a number of important battles during the American war, during the French ...