Record Group 208:Records of the Office of War Information, 1926 - 1951. Photographs of Notable Personalities, 1942 - 1945. Photograph of Admiral Husband E. Kimmel.
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Kimmel, Husband Edward, 1882-1968
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Husband Edward Kimmel (February 26, 1882 – May 14, 1968) was born in Henderson, Kentucky. He was nicknamed variously "Kim", "Hubbie" and "Mustafa", the last being a reference to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, due to the similar homophone between "Kimmel" and "Kemal". Kimmel graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1904. Before reaching flag rank, he served in several battleships, commanded two destroyer divisions, a destroyer squadron and USS New York (BB-34). He also held a number of important posi...
