Dublin Core
Description
This is a photograph from Admiral Ernest King with original message and signature written to Admiral Stark likely after World War II.
Transcription:
To: Admiral Stark
with great admiration
and respect—
Alan(?) Kisl(?)
Ernest J. King (1878-1956) was a United States Navy Fleet Admiral. Born in Lorain, Ohio, on November 23, 1878, King would graduate fourth in class from the United States Naval Academy in 1901. His first command was over the destroyer USS Terry, in 1914, during the occupation of Veracruz. King would serve on the staff of Vice Admiral Henry T. Mayo in World War I, where he would direct the salvage of submarine USS S-51. King would be appointed as COMINCH in March 1942, shortly following the attack on Pearl Harbor, where he would succeed the relieved Admiral, Harold R. Stark as CNO. He was able to hold both positions, Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (COMINCH) and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), under a wartime Executive Order, and established the “numbered fleet” organizations under his authority. King would command the United States Navy's operations, planning, and administration and was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Combined Chiefs of Staff.
Transcription:
To: Admiral Stark
with great admiration
and respect—
Alan(?) Kisl(?)
Ernest J. King (1878-1956) was a United States Navy Fleet Admiral. Born in Lorain, Ohio, on November 23, 1878, King would graduate fourth in class from the United States Naval Academy in 1901. His first command was over the destroyer USS Terry, in 1914, during the occupation of Veracruz. King would serve on the staff of Vice Admiral Henry T. Mayo in World War I, where he would direct the salvage of submarine USS S-51. King would be appointed as COMINCH in March 1942, shortly following the attack on Pearl Harbor, where he would succeed the relieved Admiral, Harold R. Stark as CNO. He was able to hold both positions, Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (COMINCH) and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), under a wartime Executive Order, and established the “numbered fleet” organizations under his authority. King would command the United States Navy's operations, planning, and administration and was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Combined Chiefs of Staff.