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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 Ames Spruance. by Mark J. Denger. California Center for Military History. Admiral Spruance, the victor of the battle of Midway, is another naval hero of World War II who made his home in California. Raymond Ames Spruance was born on July 3, 1886 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Admiral Spruance held command of the Pacific Fleet in late 1945 and early 1946. He then served as President of the Naval War College until retiring from the Navy in July 1948. In 1952-55, he was...
May 8, 2019 · Spruance was described as a simple and calculated man, an “Admiral’s admiral.”. He was modest and kept his feelings and private life to himself. To learn more about this Hoosier hero, visit the room named in his honor within the Indiana War Memorial.
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, USN, Commander, Central Pacific Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Informal portrait photograph, taken 23 April 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives.
One of the most consequential uniformed Americans during World War II, Raymond Spruance (center) retired with the rank of four-star admiral. Congress should pass legislation promoting him posthumously to the rank of five-star fleet admiral.
Spruance learns that in forty-eight hours he will sail to fight, with 100 percent certainty, the first naval battle of his life, outnumbered eighty ships to twenty-six, against an enemy who has not lost a battle since 7 December 1941.
