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Ernest King

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United States Navy admiral, Chief of Naval Operations (1878-1956)

United StatesLived 1878 to 1956 · aged 77
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Ernest Joseph King was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy who served as Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (COMINCH) and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) during World War II.

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As a naval cadet circa 1901As a naval cadet circa 1901Group portrait taken aboard USS Cincinnati at Chefoo, China, circa 1905. King is at left.Group portrait taken aboard USS Cincinnati at Chefoo, China, circa 1905. King is at left.Admiral Henry T. Mayo (center) during 31 October 1918 inspection of Naval Air Station Pauillac, France. At left is King; between them is the station's commanding officer, Captain Franck T. Evans.Admiral Henry T. Mayo (center) during 31 October 1918 inspection of Naval Air Station Pauillac, France. At left is King; between them is the station's commanding officer, Captain Franck T. Evans.Admiral Henry T. Mayo and his staff. King is at left.Admiral Henry T. Mayo and his staff. King is at left.King (second from right) during the visit of Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur (second from left) while in charge of salvage work of submarine USS S-4 in March 1928. His assistant, Lieutenant Henry Hartley, is on the right while Rear Admiral Philip Andrews (left) looks on.King (second from right) during the visit of Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur (second from left) while in charge of salvage work of submarine USS S-4 in March 1928. His assistant, Lieutenant Henry Hartley, is on the right while Rear Admiral Philip Andrews (left) looks on.King (center) and his officers on the USS Lexington in May 1931King (center) and his officers on the USS Lexington in May 1931Rear Admiral King arrives on board the USS Lexington in a new SOC Seagull in 1936.Rear Admiral King arrives on board the USS Lexington in a new SOC Seagull in 1936.

Awards 7

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown
Navy Cross
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Congressional Gold Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Inter-Allied Victory Medals

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Sam RayburnAlso won Congressional Gold MedalDieter DenglerAlso won Navy CrossRichard BongAlso won World War II Victory Medalsoeur EmmanuelleAlso won Grand Officer of the Order of the CrownDudley PoundAlso won Inter-Allied Victory MedalsKorechika AnamiAlso won Inter-Allied Victory Medals

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Ernest Joseph King was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy who served as Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (COMINCH) and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) during World War II. Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed King to command global American strategy during World War II and he held supreme naval command in his unprecedented double capacity as COMINCH and CNO. He was the U.S. Navy's second-most senior officer in World War II after Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, who served as Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief. King commanded the United States Navy's operations, planning, and administration and was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Combined Chiefs of Staff.

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Lived 1878 to 1956 · aged 77
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