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Frank Jack Fletcher (April 29, 1885 – April 25, 1973) was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. Fletcher commanded five different task forces through the war; he was the operational task force commander at the pivotal battles of the Coral Sea and Midway, which collectively resulted in the sinking of five Japanese aircraft ...
View Biography. Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher—pictured here in 1942—has been a mystery to historians seeking to judge his performance as a combat leader. This writer who served under him as a pilot in the Pacific believes that Admiral Fletcher’s record of both good and bad decisions may force us to accept him as an enigma.
Frank Jack Fletcher Got a Bum Rap, Part One. In the 50 years since the naval battles of early 1942, historians and others have been inclined to an image that associates Rear Admiral Fletcher with timidity and failure. His flagship Yorktown, was the one that was lost while Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance in the Enterprise was credited with victory.
Jul 13, 2020 · No matter Fletcher’s change of flagship to the Astoria, the Yorktown destroyed, and Spruance in command at the end of the battle, Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher played a key role in the victory over Japan. The U.S. Navy’s decisive victory in the air-sea battle and its successful defense of the major base located at Midway Island dashed Japan ...
Rear Admirals Frank Jack Fletcher (left) and Raymond Spruance earn high Midway marks for skillfully handling their task forces. With his flagship sinking, Fletcher graciously passed command to Spruance, who wisely decided to avoid the Japanese on the night of 4–5 June.
0:00 / 1:36:34. Frank Jack Fletcher commanded carrier task forces in the critical first year of World War II in the Pacific. He served as senior commander in three famous na...
Apr 22, 2019 · Operational commander Navy Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher used his leadership experience in two key World War II engagements in the Pacific theater: the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Coral...
Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher (29 April 1885 - 25 April 1973) was a U.S. Navy officer who received the U.S. military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions during the Occupation of Veracruz. During World War II, Fletcher was the operational commander at the pivotal Battles of Coral Sea and of Midway.
Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, Guadalcanal task force commander, shook his head when he saw the plan: his ships would have to remain on station to resupply the Marines once they’d landed, and that meant serving as a sitting duck in the narrow waters of the Slot.
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Two days later, Task Force SEVENTEEN (TF 17) under the command of Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, formed around USS Yorktown, sailed from Pearl to join TF 16 northeast of Midway. When TF 17 and TF 16 joined about 350 miles northeast of Midway on 2 June, Fletcher became officer in tactical command.
