Only four men in American history have been accorded the five-star rank of Fleet Admiral ... Halsey, Jr., William D. Leahy, and Ernest J. King, not only rose to the top and won World War II ...

Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, who recently (and somewhat defensively) reaffirmed his faith in the battleship (TIME, April 9), last week had some good words to say for air power: “Without our ...

Thus, legend has it, Admiral Ernest King responded to a reporter ... four admirals in U.S. history to reach five-star fleet admiral — King, Nimitz, Halsey and Leahy — and all have had ...

Frosty-eyed Admiral Ernest Joseph King had been called back to Washington to run the U.S. fleet, was soon to be appointed (the first man in history) to the double-gaited job of Fleet Commander and ...

28, No. 3, Winter 1976 ADMIRAL ERNEST J. KING AND THE STATEGY F... Even though he was often described as being ruthless and abrasive to both subordinates and contemporaries, Fleet Admiral Ernest J.

Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King, of Lorain, who served as commander in chief of the U.S. fleet and chief of naval operations during World War II. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, 3 Public ...