Admiral Kimmel did put the fleet on wartime status and sent patrols out but did not have time to effectively plan out his retaliatory strikes against the Japanese as he was relieved of command in a little more than a week after Pearl Harbor.
US Naval four-star Admiral, Husband E. Kimmel was Commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was relieved of duty as Commander in a shake-up of officers in the wake of Pearl Harbor.
Yes , Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was the overall commander in the Pacific Theater as the Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CinCPac) .
The supreme U.S. Naval commander for the Pacific theater during WW2 was Admiral Chester W Nimitz. Admirals Halsey, Sprunace, Fletcher, and Lee all held senior fleet commands, but were subordinate to Nimitz.
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz. He was the Commander-in-Chief of Pacific Fleet. General Douglas MacArthur led the Army in the Pacific.
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US Naval four-star Admiral, Husband E. Kimmel was Commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was relieved of duty as Commander in a shake-up of officers in the wake of Pearl Harbor.
Admiral Ernest King was the US top naval officer. Admiral Chester Nimitz was the top Pacific naval officer.
General MacArthur, Admiral Nimitz, Admiral Halsey and Admiral Spruance were the commanders of the Pacific Theater of Operation. There were other commanders of the other allied forces that reported to these commanders. And then there was General Hap Arnold who was in charge of the air forces.
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That would be Admiral Chester Nimitz.
There were several Admirals during the Pacific Theater actions in World War 2. Admiral Halsey, Admiral Nimitz, Admiral Spruance, and others. They were the top Admirals.
Yes , Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was the overall commander in the Pacific Theater as the Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CinCPac) .
MacArthur was the supreme commander in the Southwest Pacific. Admiral Nimitz was commander in chief in the remainder of the Pacific Ocean.
The man in command of all US naval forces in the Pacific was Admiral Chester Nimitz.