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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.
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 ...
Pages in category "United States Navy personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,663 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "United States Navy rear admirals" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 200 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II (6 C, 1,640 P) United States Coast Guard personnel of World War II (1 C, 226 P) United States Merchant Mariners of World War II (144 P)
United States Army generals of World War II (1 C, 541 P) United States Marine Corps World War II generals (90 P) United States Navy World War II admirals (233 P)
Rear admiral (abbreviated as RADM), also sometimes referred to informally as "rear admiral (upper half)", is a two-star flag officer, with the pay grade of O-8 in the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps and the United States Maritime Service.
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.