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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.
- 1904–1942
- United States Navy
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.
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Jan 26, 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.
Browse photos of Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, who commanded the U.S. Fleet and Pacific Fleet before the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941. Learn about his career, rank, retirement and death from the History of the Navy website.
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….
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Apr 16, 2014 · 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.
Kimmel. From the first moments after the Japanese attack, U.S. fleet commander Admiral Husband E. Kimmel became a marked man: Kimmel the scapegoat. The failure of readiness left five U.S. battleships sunk or crippled on the bottom of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the advanced base of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Someone had to be blamed.
