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Revision as of 10:16, 28 February 2010
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Parent topics
- United States Navy [r]: Branch of the U.S. armed forces] responsible for combat on, over, and under water. [e]
- Submarine [r]: A ship or boat that can travel underwater [e]
- World War II, Pacific [r]: The part of World War II (1937-45) fought in Asia and the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the U.S., China, Britain, Australia, and other Allies. [e]
Subtopics
- Circular cruising formation [r]: Developed by Chester W. Nimitz, a naval tactical formation in which the high value units (e.g., aircraft carriers and amphibious warfare ships) are in the center of the formation, surrounded by concentric rings of escorts for anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, and early warning (i.e., pickets) [e]
- Battle of Pearl Harbor [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Doolittle Raid [r]: The first U.S. offensive operation in the Pacific during the Second World War. [e]
- Battle of the Coral Sea [r]: Fought in May 1942, the first battle between naval forces built around aircraft carriers, in which the opposing United States and Japanese ships never saw one another; it was a tactical Japanese defeat and strategic U.S. victory [e]
- Battle of Midway [r]: Generally considered to be the turning point of the Pacific Theater in the Second World War, a Japanese force intending to capture Midway Island was turned back with the loss of four aircraft carriers, at the cost of one U.S. carrier; it was the last major Japanese offensive of the war [e]
- United States Pacific Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Chief of Naval Operations [r]: The senior officer of the United States Navy, not in the operational chain of command but responsible for preparation and readiness of naval forces [e]
Colleagues
- Ernest J. King [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Douglas MacArthur [r]: Senior U.S. Army commander in the Second World War, head of the Occupation of Japan, holder of the highest rank and highest honor for valor in the Army, yet relieved of command for insubordination [e]
Subordinates
- William Halsey [r]: Fleet admiral of the United States Navy in the Pacific theater of World War II, commanding the Third United States Fleet; a colorful and inspirational fighting leader with some limitations in strategy and large fleet command [e]
- Raymond Spruance [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Edwin Layton [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Robert Ghormley [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Charles Lockwood [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Marc Mitscher [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Richmond Kelly Turner [r]: United States Navy admiral who held key staff positions before WWII, and commanded amphibious forces in World War Two in the Pacific; known for hot temper and desire to dominate [e]
- Alexander Vandegrift [r]: Add brief definition or description
- H. M. Smith [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ernest King [r]: Add brief definition or description
- William Halsey [r]: Fleet admiral of the United States Navy in the Pacific theater of World War II, commanding the Third United States Fleet; a colorful and inspirational fighting leader with some limitations in strategy and large fleet command [e]
- Raymond Spruance [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Edwin Layton [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Joseph Rochefort [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Franklin D. Roosevelt [r]: Add brief definition or description
- University of California at Berkeley [r]: Add brief definition or description