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Husband Edward Kimmel (February 26, 1882 – May 14, 1968) was a United States Navy four-star admiral who was the commander in chief of the United States Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT) during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
May 5, 2016 · Admiral Husband E Kimmel was the Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet in 1941 and would bear the brunt of the blame for America’s lack of preparedness. During the attack, a .50 caliber bullet crashed through his window and grazed his uniform across the chest.
Relieved of his fleet command in mid-December 1941, following the the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Kimmel reverted to the rank of Rear Admiral and retired in March 1942. Rear...
Mar 18, 2017 · On the morning of the Pearl Harbor attack, just after the first explosion rocked the coast of Oahu and smoke billowed from the USS Arizona, Admiral Husband E. Kimmel watched through the window of his office at a submarine base near the harbor. Like everyone, he was stunned with disbelief.
For four years and a month Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel had waited to tell his story of the Pearl Harbor disaster. Now he had his chance. White-haired at 63, he was still burly, still...
For the next two hours, Kimmel supporters challenged the Department of Defense and the Navy on all charges against the Pearl Harbor commanders and pleaded that the U.S. government “have the courage to admit a mistake and to right the wrong that has been done.”
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Dec 8, 2022 · Husband E. Kimmel had an outstanding service record that led him to the command of not only the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, but the entire U.S. fleet, in 1941.
