King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956

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Ernest Joseph King.

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King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-

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1878-11-23

1878-11-23

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1956-06-25

1956-06-25

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Naval officer.

From the description of Ernest Joseph King papers, 1908-1966 (bulk 1936-1952). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060345

Admiral, U.S. Navy.

From the description of Papers, 1918-1955. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 51494806

Ernest Joseph King (1878-1956) was a naval officer, and Chief of Naval Operations from March 26, 1942 to December 15, 1945.

From the description of King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10581008

Ernest J. King, Fleet Admiral, CNO, and CO, Atlantic and Pacific Fleets during WWII, was a 1901 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He died in 1956 in Portsmouth, NH.

From the description of Memorandum, January 16, 1932. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 727780920 From the description of Letter, August 10, 1948. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 743298086 From the description of Letter, January 15, 1948. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168790

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1887, Nov. 23 Born, Lorain, Ohio 1901 Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1901 1903 Duty in USS Eagle and USS Illinois, European Station 1903 1905 Duty in USS Cincinnati 1905 Married Martha Rankin Egerton 1914 Commanded USS Terry 1916 1919 Assistant to commander in chief, Atlantic Fleet 1923 1926 Commander, Submarine Base, New London, Conn. 1926 Commanded USS Wright 1927 Duty, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. 1928 1929 Assistant chief, Bureau of Aeronautics 1929 Commanding officer, Naval Air Station, Hampton Roads, Va. 1930 Commanded USS Lexington 1932 1933 Student, United States Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 1933 Promoted to rear admiral 1933 1936 Chief, Bureau of Aeronautics 1936 1937 Commander, Aircraft, Base Force (Scouting Force), San Diego, Calif. 1938 Promoted to vice admiral Commander, Aircraft, Battle Force 1941 Promoted to admiral Appointed commander in chief, United States Fleet 1942 1945 Chief, naval operations 1944 Appointed fleet admiral, United States Navy 1948 Retired, United States Navy 1952 Published with Walter Muir Whitehall Fleet Admiral King: A Naval Record. New York: W. W. Norton 1956, June 25 Died, Portsmouth, N.H. From the guide to the Ernest Joseph King Papers, 1908-1966, (bulk 1936-1952), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n79135219

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10581008

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https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79135219

https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n79135219

https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q366731

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Admirals

Admirals

Aeronautics, Military

Aeronautics, Military

Atomic bomb

B-36 bomber

Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943

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Security, International

Logistics, Naval

National security

National security

Navy-yards and naval stations

Navy-yards and naval stations

Navy-yards and naval stations

Nuclear arms control

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World politics

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945

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Pacific Area

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Tokyo (Japan)

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Tokyo (Japan)

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United States

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California--San Diego

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United States

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Connecticut--New London

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