Newspaper clipping, [n.d.]

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Newspaper clipping, [n.d.]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46344837

Undated newspaper clipping, with biographical details of Husband Kimmel and information on the Pearl Harbor attack.

1 item ; 12.5 x 5.25 in.

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7563440

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Rogers, John C., -1895

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Born in Henderson, KY, on February 26, 1882, Husband Edwards Kimmel was a 1904 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Appointed to command the Pacific Fleet in 1941, he was in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with most of the fleet, when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941. Kimmel was relieved of his post after the attack and was found guilty of "dereliction of duty." He was retired. Later (1946) a Congressional Investigating Committee reported that he had committed "errors of judgment" not "de...

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...