Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fleet_Admiral_Ernest_J._King
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States_of_America
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_of_Italy
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:World_War_I_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_Naval_Merit_(Cuba)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath_(United_Kingdom)
gptkb:Legion_of_Honour_(France)
gptkb:American_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_Naval_Merit_(Brazil)
gptkb:Order_of_Merit_of_Chile
gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun_(Japan)
gptkb:Order_of_Orange-Nassau_(Netherlands)
Order of the Aztec Eagle (Mexico)
Order of the Liberator (Venezuela)
Order of the Redeemer (Greece)
Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil)
Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia)
Order of the Bath (Honorary Knight Grand Cross, United Kingdom)
gptkbp:birthDate 1878-11-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lorain,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 6
gptkbp:deathDate 1956-06-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Kittery,_Maine,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ernest_Joseph_King
gptkbp:graduationYear 1901
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Fleet_Admiral
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Ernie
gptkb:The_Lord
gptkbp:notableEvent Oversaw U.S. Navy operations in World War II
Promoted to Fleet Admiral in 1944
Only person to simultaneously serve as Chief of Naval Operations and Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet
gptkbp:notableFor Chief of Naval Operations during World War II
Commander in Chief, United States Fleet during World War II
gptkbp:portrait https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Ernest_King_1945.jpg
gptkbp:predecessor Harold R. Stark (Chief of Naval Operations)
gptkbp:serviceYears 1901–1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mabel_H._Edison
gptkbp:successor Chester W. Nimitz (Chief of Naval Operations)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_King_(DDG-41)
gptkb:Commander-in-Chief,_United_States_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7