Ernest King
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.
Background
- Born in
- Lorain
- Educated at
- United States Naval AcademyNaval War CollegeLorain High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Congressional Gold Medal🏆 Navy Cross🏆 World War II Victory Medal🏆 Victory Medal🏆 Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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Trending topics shown first"It is no easy matter in a global war to have the right materials in the right places at the right times in the right quantities."
"War has changed little in principle from the beginning of recorded history. The mechanized warfare of today is only an evolution of the time when men fought with clubs and stones, and its machines are…"
"Stalin knew just what it was he wanted when he came to Teheran, and he got it. Stalin is a stark realist, and there is no foolishness about him. He speaks briefly and directly to the point- not a wast…"
"Historically ... it is traditional and habitual for us to be inadequately prepared. This is the combined result of a number factors, the character of which is only indicated: democracy, which tends to…"
"CINCUS to Vandegrift for his flyers- Many happy returns Sunday and congratulations- Keep knocking them off."
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1878
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Birth1956
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