Harold Rainsford Stark
✓ Source-basedstableAmerican admiral (1880-1972)
United StatesLived 1880 to 1972 · aged 91Fame49.6
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Harold Raynsford Stark was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II, who served as the 8th Chief of Naval Operations from August 1, 1939, to March 26, 1942.
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Stark (rear, 2nd from right) aboard HMS Prince of Wales at the conference that led to the Atlantic Charter.
Brigadier General James E. Wharton (left), commander of the 1st Engineer Special Brigade, escorts Admiral Harold Stark on Utah Beach shortly after the D-Day landings in 1944.
Painting by Bjorn Egeli, 1945.
The grave of Admiral Harold R. Stark at Arlington National Cemetery.
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William F. DeanAlso won World War II Victory Medal
Steponas DariusAlso won Inter-Allied Victory Medals
Robert McFarlaneAlso won Navy Distinguished Service Medal
John FujiokaAlso won American Campaign Medal
Charles NoguèsAlso won Inter-Allied Victory Medals
Arthur William RadfordAlso won Navy Distinguished Service MedalAbout this person
Harold Raynsford Stark was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II, who served as the 8th Chief of Naval Operations from August 1, 1939, to March 26, 1942. He was relieved of that position and subsequently reassigned to serve Commander of United States Naval Forces Europe in the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Lived 1880 to 1972 · aged 91
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