Admiral Ernest J. King (as Chief of Naval Operations)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Admiral_Ernest_J._King_(as_Chief_of_Naval_Operations)
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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:World_War_I_Victory_Medal
gptkb:American_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath_(UK)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun_(Japan)
gptkb:Commander_of_the_Legion_of_Honour_(France)
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy_Cemetery
gptkbp:diedIn June 25, 1956
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ernest_Joseph_King
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Commander_in_Chief,_United_States_Fleet
gptkb:United_States_Fleet
gptkb:Chief_of_Naval_Operations
gptkb:Atlantic_Fleet
gptkbp:notableFor World War II naval leadership
Key architect of Allied naval strategy in WWII
Member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during WWII
Combined Chief of Naval Operations and Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet during WWII
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Lorain,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Kittery,_Maine,_United_States
gptkbp:position gptkb:Chief_of_Naval_Operations
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Harold_R._Stark
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:serviceYears 1897–1945
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkbp:termEnd December 15, 1945
gptkbp:termStart March 26, 1942
gptkbp:родился November 23, 1878
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Admiral_William_D._Leahy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral Ernest J. King (as Chief of Naval Operations)