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On October 10, 1945, the headquarters of Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, was dissolved, and operational command of the operating forces reverted to the Chief of Naval Operations. Fleet Admiral King turned over his responsibilities to Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz two months later. Ernest Joseph King was born in Lorain, Ohio, on November 23, 1878.
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Ernest Joseph King (23 November 1878 – 25 June 1956) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy who served as Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (COMINCH) and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) during World War II. He directed the United States Navy's operations, planning, and administration and was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ...
Jun 22, 2024 · Pacific War. Ernest Joseph King (born November 23, 1878, Lorain, Ohio, U.S.—died June 25, 1956, Portsmouth, New Hampshire) was an American admiral who was commander in chief of U.S. naval forces and chief of naval operations throughout most of World War II. He masterminded the successful U.S. military campaign against Japan in the Pacific.
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Oct 21, 2019 · 23 November 1878 – 25 June 1956. PDF Version [293KB] Ernest Joseph King was born in Lorain, Ohio, on November 23, 1878, son of James C. and Elizabeth Keam King. He attended Lorain High School before his appointment in 1897 to the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, by the Honorable Winfield Scott Kerr of Mansfield, Ohio, Representative ...
Abstract. This collection consists of research materials collected by Thomas B. Buell, author and retired naval officer, for his biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King entitled, Master of sea power and by Walter M. Whitehill, author and historian, for his biography on King, A Naval record. Dates: 1880-1986 and undated; Majority of material ...
On 12 March 1942, in a process that had begun three months earlier, Admiral Ernest J. King became the most powerful naval leader on earth. 1. In the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, in recognition of his brilliant handling of the Atlantic Fleet before the United States entered World War II, 63-year-old King was appointed Commander-in-Chief ...
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Born in Lorain, Ohio, Ernest J. King graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1901. In World War I, he was an assistant to the chief of staff of Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet. After the war, he gained experience in submarine operations. Shifting to naval aviation, he eventually rose to Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics.
