Typhoon Cobra was named after an Admiral who died in what year?
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Typhoon Cobra Typhoon Cobra, also known as the Typhoon of 1944 or Halsey's Typhoon (named after Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey), was the United States Navy designation for a tropical cyclone that struck the United States Pacific Fleet in December 1944 during World War II.
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William Halsey Jr. William Frederick Halsey Jr., GBE (October 30, 1882August 16, 1959), known as Bill Halsey or "Bull" Halsey, was an American admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. He is one of the four individuals to have attained the rank of Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy.
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Hubert Edward Dannreuther Rear-Admiral Hubert Edward Dannreuther, DSO (12 December 1880 – 12 August 1977) was a British admiral and one of six survivors of the sinking of HMS "Invincible" during the battle of Jutland.
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Horace Hood Rear Admiral Sir Horace Lambert Alexander Hood (2 October 1870 – 31 May 1916) was a British Royal Navy admiral of the First World War, whose lengthy and distinguished service saw him engaged in operations around the world, frequently participating in land campaigns as part of a shore brigade. His early death at the Battle of Jutland in the destruction of his flagship HMS "Invincible" was met with mourning and accolades from across Britain.
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Maurice F. Weisner Maurice Franklin Weisner (November 20, 1917 – October 15, 2006) was a United States Navy four-star admiral who served as Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) from 1972 to 1973; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT) from 1973 to 1976; and Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Command (CINCPAC) from 1976 to 1979. He served in World War II as a naval aviator aboard the USS "Wasp" (CV-7) until it was sunk in September 1942.
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Thomas C. Kinkaid Thomas Cassin Kinkaid (3 April 1888 – 17 November 1972) served as an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. He built a reputation as a "fighting admiral" in the aircraft carrier battles of 1942 and commanded the Allied forces in the Aleutian Islands Campaign. He was Commander Allied Naval Forces and the Seventh Fleet under General of the Army Douglas MacArthur in the Southwest Pacific Area, where he conducted numerous amphibious operations, and commanded an Allied fleet during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, largest naval battle of World War II and the last naval battle between battleships in history.
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Jinichi Kusaka Jinichi Kusaka (草鹿 任一 , Kusaka Jin'ichi , 7 December 1888 – 24 August 1972) , was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Fellow Admiral Ryūnosuke Kusaka was his cousin.
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Anthony Troup Vice Admiral Sir John Anthony Rose Troup {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} & Bar (18 July 1921 – 8 July 2008) was a Royal Navy officer and the last Commander-in-Chief Far East Fleet (1971).
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Albert O. Vorse Jr. Albert Ogden "Scoop" Vorse Jr. was an accomplished World War II naval ace who participated in some of the most prominent actions of the Pacific Theater, including the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Guadalcanal Campaign. Vorse served in early fighter squadrons with legendary figures like Butch O'Hare and Jimmy Thach. Rising in rank throughout the war, he would act as Executive Officer and Operations Officer in different squadrons before being given command of his own squadron, VF-80, the eponymous "Vorse's Vipers". Vorse ended the war as commander of Air Group 80 and ultimately achieved Rear Admiral status before his retirement from the U.S. Navy in 1959.
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Samuel Murray Robinson Admiral Samuel Murray Robinson (August 13, 1882 – November 11, 1972) was a United States Navy four-star admiral who directed Navy procurement during World War II.
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John R. Perry John Richard Perry (24 May 1899 – 25 September 1955) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy during and after World War II.
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Lawson P. Ramage Lawson Paterson "Red" Ramage (19 January 1909 – 15 April 1990) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy and a noted submarine commander during World War II. Ramage was decorated with the Medal of Honor and several other combat decorations during the war. He also served during the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
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Michiaki Kamada Michiaki Kamada (鎌田 道章 , Kamada Michiaki , 15 January 1890 – 18 October 1947) (surname often written as "Kamata") was a vice-admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy and saw service in the Pacific Theatre of World War II.
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Stuart S. Murray Stuart Shadrick Murray (22 March 1898 – 19 September 1980) was a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy who served during World War II.
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Harold E. Shear Harold Edson Shear (December 6, 1918 – February 1, 1999) was an admiral in the United States Navy.
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Luigi Sansonetti Luigi Sansonetti (February 22, 1888 – November 7, 1950) was an Italian admiral during World War II.
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U. S. Grant Sharp Jr. Ulysses Simpson Grant Sharp Jr. (April 2, 1906 – December 12, 2001) was a United States Navy four star admiral who served as Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT) from 1963 to 1964; and Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Command (CINCPAC) from 1964 to 1968. He was PACOM commander during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. Sharp was related to Ulysses S. Grant, who married Sharp's great-aunt.
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Frederick Ashworth Vice Admiral Frederick Lincoln "Dick" Ashworth (24 January 1912 – 3 December 2005) was a United States Navy officer who served as the weaponeer on the B-29 "Bockscar" that dropped a Fat Man atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan on 9 August 1945 during World War II.
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Tōgō Heihachirō Marshal-Admiral Marquis Tōgō Heihachirō, OM, GCVO (東郷 平八郎; 27 January 184830 May 1934), was a "gensui" or admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. He was termed by Western journalists as "the Nelson of the East".
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USS Dennis (DE-405) USS "Dennis" (DE-405) was a World War II "John C. Butler"-class destroyer escort in the service of the United States Navy. "Dennis" was named after Radioman Third Class Otis Lee Dennis. He was killed in action 1 February 1942 with Carleton Thayer Fogg (namesake of "Fogg" ) when their Douglas SBD Dauntless was lost during an attack launched by "Enterprise" on Roi-Namur, Kwajalein. It was one of the first offensive operations following Pearl Harbor.
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Cecil Harcourt Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt (Chinese Translated Name: 夏慤; 11 April 1892 – 19 December 1959), was a British naval officer. From September 1945 to June 1946, Harcourt was the de facto governor of Hong Kong as commander-in-chief and head of the military administration. He was called by the Chinese name "Ha Kok", a reference to the fourth-century Chinese nobleman .
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Leslie E. Gehres Leslie Edward Gehres (September 23, 1898 – May 15, 1975) was a naval aviator with the rank of rear admiral in the United States Navy. He is most noted as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS "Franklin", which was badly damaged by a Japanese air attack in March 1945. Gehres is also an example of "mustang" officer, rising from enlisted man to admiral's rank.