Alan Goodrich Kirk
✓ Source-basedstableUnited States Navy admiral (1888-1963)
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Alan Goodrich Kirk was a United States Navy admiral during World War II who most notably served as the American senior naval commander during the Normandy landings. After the war he embarked on a diplomatic career serving as U.S. ambassador to Belgium, the Soviet Union and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
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Senior officers watching operations from the bridge of USS Augusta (CA-31), off Normandy, June 8, 1944. They are (from left to right): Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk, Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, Rear Admiral Arthur D. Struble (with binoculars), and Major General William B. Kean.Awards 3
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Edwin T. LaytonAlso won Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Hiroharu KatōAlso won Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Frank Friday FletcherAlso won Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Eric T. OlsonAlso won Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Millard HarmonAlso won Navy Distinguished Service Medal
William RabornAlso won Navy Distinguished Service MedalAbout this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1963 · aged 74
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