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Thomas Cassin Kinkaid (3 April 1888 – 17 November 1972) was an admiral in the United States Navy, known for his service during World War II. He built a reputation as a "fighting admiral" in the aircraft carrier battles of 1942 and commanded the Allied forces in the Aleutian Islands Campaign.
Jul 3, 2019 · Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid was an American naval commander during World War II. Serving in the Pacific, Thomas Kinkaid led naval forces at Coral Sea, Midway, and through the Solomon Islands Campaign. Thomas Kinkaid later played a key role during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, on 3 April 1888, the son of a Navy family. Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1908, his early commissioned service was spent in the battleships Nebraska and Minnesota. In 1913, he began instruction in ordnance engineering and served in that field for the next few years. Lieutenant Kinkaid was an officer of the battleship ...
The U.S. Seventh Fleet, known as “MacArthur’s Navy,” functioned as the Leyte invasion force. Commanded by Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, the relatively small Seventh Fleet was substantially reinforced by Nimitz. Subordinate to Nimitz, Halsey’s Third Fleet provided the covering force.
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid (3 April 1888 – 17 November 1972) was an admiral in the United States Navy, known for his service during World War II. He built a reputation as a "fighting admiral" in the aircraft carrier battles of 1942 and commanded the Allied forces in the Aleutian Islands Campaign.
Nov 19, 1972 · WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (AP) —Adm. Thomas Cassin Kin kaid, who led the United States Seventh Fleet through the ma jor sea and island battles of World War II, died here yes terday of emphysema....
views 3,763,633 updated. Kinkaid, Thomas C. (1888–1972), career naval officer and commander during World War II .Promoted to rear admiral on the eve of World War II, Thomas C. Kinkaid developed a reputation for completing assignments successfully. During 1942, Admiral Kinkaid commanded cruiser divisions in the battle of the Coral Sea (May ...
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