The president, of course, is the Commander in Chief, and was Franklin Roosevelt in 1941. Roosevelt had been Assistant Secretary of the Navy during WWI, and took a great interest in the Navy. The Secretary of the Navy in 1941 was Frank Knox. (Before 1947 there were both a Secretary of the Navy and a Secretary of War in the cabinet; today these are combined into the Secretary of Defense). The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the highest ranking man in uniform, was Admiral Harold R. "Betty" Stark. Stark was relieved in March, 1942, for the failures leading to the Pearl Harbor disaster, though he was given another important command, of US Naval forces in Europe.
December 1941
us navy officer commander.
1941-1945, he had also served as a US Navy Luietenant from 1943-1945
Aircraft of the Japanese Navy bombed the US Navy base at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
The Mighty Navy - 1941 was released on: USA: 14 November 1941
If there had been NO attack at Pearl Harbor, there would have to be another reason for war between the US and Japan. Without a reason for war; there would be NO confrontation between the US Navy and the Japanese Navy. If the question is asking: Could the Japanese Navy stop the US Navy in 1941 (which was the year of the beginning of the US involvement in WWII...the Pearl Harbor attack); Yes, the Imperial Navy was MUCH BETTER trained and equipped than any other navy in the world in 1941.
Josephus Daniels was Secretary of the Navy during World War I.
JFK was a Navy Lieutenant (jg) during WWII from 1942-1946.
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Japanese suprise attack on US Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 07 Dec 1941
The Pearl Harbor attack occurred December 7th, 1941.
Militarily, the Commanding Officer of the Navy is the Chief of Naval Operations, a 4 star Admiral. He reports to the Secretary of the Navy, who is a DoD civilian; he in turn reports to the Secretary of Defense.