| LC control no. | n 94081097 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Kimmel, Husband Edward, 1882-1968 |
| Birth date | 18820226 |
| Death date | 19680514 |
| Place of birth | Henderson (Ky.) |
| Place of death | Groton (Conn.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Navy United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet |
| Profession or occupation | Admirals |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Library of Congress Manuscript Division for Craven, T. Papers, 1842-1969 (Husband E. Kimmel) LC database, 8-24-94 (hdg.: Kimmel, Husband Edward, 1882-1968) WWWA, 1969-1973 (Husband Edward Kimmel; naval officer) Find A Grave, via WWW, September 18, 2013 (Husband Edward Kimmel; United States Naval Admiral.; born February 26, 1882 in Henderson,Henderson County, Kentucky; died May 14, 1968 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut; a 1904 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he was wounded in the 1914 occupation of Veracruz, Mexico; promoted to Rear Admiral in 1937, he was promoted over several senior officers in 1941 to the post of Commander in Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet, with the rank of Admiral, and was the highest ranking naval officer afloat; as the highest ranking officer present when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, he was suspended from command ten days later pending investigation; a presidential board of inquiry in 1942 found Kimmel and General Walter C. Short guilty of dereliction of duty, but a naval court of inquiry in 1944 and a congressional investigation in 1946 found no dereliction of duty; no court-martial was held and Husband Kimmel retired in 1942 with the rank of Rear Admiral) |
| Associated language | eng |
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