Fleet Admiral Ernest King

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fleet_Admiral_Ernest_King
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States_of_America
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_of_Italy
gptkb:Order_of_Naval_Merit_(Cuba)
gptkb:Order_of_Naval_Merit_(Brazil)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath_(UK)
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 Southern Cross (Brazil)
Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia)
gptkbp:birthDate 1878-11-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lorain,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 5
gptkbp:deathDate 1956-06-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Portsmouth,_New_Hampshire,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ernest_Joseph_King
gptkbp:graduationYear 1901
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Fleet_Admiral
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Ernie
gptkb:The_Lord
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Commander_in_Chief,_United_States_Fleet
gptkb:Chief_of_Naval_Operations
gptkb:Commander,_Atlantic_Fleet
Commander, Aircraft, Battle Force
gptkbp:notableFor Only person to serve as both Chief of Naval Operations and Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet simultaneously
Leading the U.S. Navy during World War II
gptkbp:portrait https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Ernest_King_Admiral_1945.jpg
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Harold_R._Stark
gptkbp:promotedToFieldMarshal 1944-12-17
gptkbp:serviceYears 1901–1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mabel_H._Edison
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Commander,_United_States_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fleet Admiral Ernest King