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Adm. Raymond Ames Spruance, 3 Jul 1886 - 13 Dec 1969. Date. 1944. Type. Painting. Medium. Gouache on board. Dimensions. 27.6cm x 25.3cm (10 7/8" x 9 15/16") Credit Line. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Restrictions & Rights. Usage conditions apply. Object number. NPG.96.TC32. Collection Description.
Adm. Raymond Ames Spruance: Male Adm. Raymond Ames Spruance: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Admiral Portrait Credit Line Owner: Naval Historical Center . This record is part of the Catalog of American Portraits, a research archive of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
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- Background
- The Debate
- In Support of Promotion
- Righting A Wrong
On 7 December 1941, there were only four Navy billets authorized for four-star rank: the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commanders in Chief of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Asiatic Fleets.1 Pearl Harbor changed that. Over the next four years, the number of American four-star admirals and generals—who had reached terminal rank in their respective se...
Should Spruance have received the final Navy five-star promotion instead of Halsey? If the choice were binary, Halsey likely was the correct recipient. In a service that reveres seniority, Halsey was senior. With closely matched options, that may have been determinative in King’s recommendation. In addition, Halsey’s battlefield accomplishments wer...
Multiple factors support congressional action to posthumously promote Spruance to fleet admiral. In 2001, then-Congressman Mike Pence introduced H.R. 2492 authorizing the President to “advance the late Admiral Raymond Ames Spruance to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy.”9Although H.R. 2492 did not advance, Spruance should be promo...
Numerous reasons supported promotion of Spruance to fleet admiral in 1945, 1950, or 2001. Having failed to do so, however, Congress should promote him posthumously in 2021. This might be the last, best opportunity to do so while some of the sailors who served under him are still alive. It would right a historic wrong and recognize what Admiral Spru...
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Raymond Ames Spruance (July 3, 1886 – December 13, 1969) was a United States Navy admiral during World War II. He commanded U.S. naval forces during the Battle of the Philippine Sea , one of the most significant naval battles of the Pacific Theatre .
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (1886-1969) United States Navy. Accession number: 1985.04 Maker: Felix de Weldon (1907-2003) Historical period: ca. 1972
