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Vice Admiral William Satterlee Pye (9 June 1880 – 4 May 1959) was a U.S. Navy officer who served during World War I and World War II, but never saw combat action. His last active-duty appointment was as President of the Naval War College , in 1942–1946.
Sir Thomas Pye (c. 1708 – 26 December 1785) was an admiral of the Royal Navy who served during the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, and the American War of Independence. He was briefly Member of Parliament for Rochester, and served as commander of several of the navy's principal stations and ports.
William Pye may refer to: William S. Pye (1880–1959), US Navy admiral; William George Pye (1869–1949), English businessman;
Nimitz's first choice was Admiral William S. Pye, but since Pye had recalled the Wake Island relief attempt, Admiral King was hostile to Pye. [14] Vice Admiral Ghormley had last held sea command in 1938 on the battleship Nevada and had not been back to a sea command since. And, in addition, he had never commanded a carrier.
The Navy approved little of what the Pye Board recommended, but a subsequent board headed by Rear Admiral James L. Holloway, Jr., took into account the work of the Pye Board. Pye remained on active service on the retired list as a vice admiral while assisting the development of the Army-Navy Staff College (ANSCOL) at the Naval War College.
United States Pacific Fleet – Commander: Admiral Husband E. Kimmel (Flagship: USS Pennsylvania) Fourteenth Naval District – Commander: Rear Admiral Claude C. Bloch [note 2] Battle Force, Pacific Fleet – Commander: Vice Admiral William S. Pye (Flagship: USS California)
Rear Admiral Pye 1 Pennsylvania class (12 × 14-inch main battery) Pennsylvania (BB-38) (Captain Charles M. "Savvy" Cooke, Jr.) 2 Tennessee class (12 × 14-inch main battery) Tennessee (BB-43) (Captain Charles Edwin Reordan) California (BB-44) sunk, raised, and repaired) (Captain Joel W. Bunkley) Battleship Division 4 Rear Admiral Anderson
Pye is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: ... William S. Pye (1880–1959), US Navy admiral; Willie James Pye (1965–2024), American ...