Chester W. Nimitz .
Admiral Ernest J. King
U.S. Navy Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC) Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (a native of Fredericksburg, Texas) commanded the Pacific Fleet in the PTO during WWII.
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 George Dewey, US Navy.
US Commodore George Dewey.
Commodore George Dewey of the Asiatic Fleet.
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz. He was the Commander-in-Chief of Pacific Fleet. General Douglas MacArthur led the Army in the Pacific.
George Dewey
The Japanese leaders were the Japanese Combined Fleet commander Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto and also admirals or captains Chuichi Nagumo, Nobutake Kondo, Ryusaku Yanagimoto and Tamon Yamaguchi. (the final two were killed in the battle) For the US, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was the US Pacific Fleet commander, and fleet admirals included Frank J. Fletcher and Raymond A. Spruance.
The ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag is called a "flagship." This vessel serves as the command center for the fleet's operations and is typically equipped with advanced communication and navigation systems. The flagship is often the most prominent ship in the fleet, symbolizing the commander's authority.
The current Fleet Commander in Charge is Admiral William K. Lescher. Admiral Lescher assumed this position in December 2020.
The commander of the First Fleet was Captain Arthur Phillip.