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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.
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Rear Admiral, USN, (1882-1968) Husband E. Kimmel was born in Henderson, Kentucky, on 26 February 1882 and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1904. Before reaching flag rank, he served...
May 21, 2024 · Henderson, Kentucky. Commander-in-chief of the U.S. fleet on December 7, 1941 and "scapegoat" for the Pearl Harbor attack. Husband E. Kimmel (1882–1968) was born in Henderson, Kentucky, on February 26, 1882, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1904.
Nov 5, 2009 · December | 17. Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel was relieved of his command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet as part of a shake-up of officers in the wake of the Pearl Harbor disaster.
Husband E. Kimmel. Rear Admiral Kimmel graduated from the Naval Academy in 1904. He was promoted, through the grades to Admiral and retired in 1942 after 42 years of service, 20 of which were spent at sea.
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.
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.
In Pearl Harbor attack: Warnings and responses. Husband E. Kimmel and Lieut. Gen. Walter C. Short, who shared command at Pearl Harbor, were warned of the possibility of war, specifically on October 16 and again on November 24 and 27. The notice of November 27, to Kimmel, began, “This dispatch is to….
Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel died on 14 May 1968 at Groton, CT. He is buried at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis, MD. Honoree ID: 578
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 erect.
