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    Ernest J. King

    United States Navy admiral, Chief of Naval Operations

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  1. 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 ...

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    • 25 June 1956 (aged 77), Kittery, Maine, U.S.
  2. 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.

  3. Mar 25, 2005 · Pacific War. Ernest Joseph King (born November 23, 1878, Lorain, Ohio, U.S.—died June 25, 1956, Portsmouth, New Hampshire) 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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  4. 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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    Feb 12, 2015 · 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.

  7. 30 Dec 1941. Ernest King was officially sworn in as the Commander-in-Chief of US Fleet. 2 Jan 1942. Ernest King ordered Chester Nimitz to plan a raid against Japanese positions in the Gilbert Islands and the Marshall Islands in order to establish an offensive momentum in the Pacific War. 21 Feb 1942.

  8. Aug 15, 2019 · Ernest J King served as the Chief of Naval Operations during World War II. King was only the second person in history to have earned the rank of Fleet Admiral, and he left a nearly-unparalleled legacy on the history of the service. Last week in our Thursday Tidings we looked at President Truman's reflections on.

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