Naval Legends

February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966

- Highest Rank : Fleet Admiral

- Highest Award : Legion of Honour, Distinguished Service Medal

- Fate : Served as Chief of Naval Operations . After the attack on Pearl Harbor, took command of the Pacific Ocean areas, and turned around USA's fortunes in the Battle of Midway. Closed the war with operations in the Leyte Gulf and Okinawa

- Theatres / Battles : 

• Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II

• Battle of Midway

• Solomon Islands campaign

• Philippines Campaign (1944–45)

• Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign

• Mariana and Palau Islands campaign

• Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign

• Japan campaign

April 29, 1885 – April 25, 1973

- Highest Rank : Admiral

- Highest Award : Medal of Honor

- Fate : Recipient of the Medal of Honor for saving hundreds of refugees during the United States occupation of Veracruz in April 1914 during the Mexican Revolution. Operational commander at the pivotal Battles of Coral Sea and of Midway; nephew of Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher. In November 1942, he became Commander, Thirteenth Naval District and Commander, Northwestern Sea Frontier. A year later, he was placed in charge of the Northern Pacific area . Chairman of the General Board, retired in 1947.

- Theatres / Battles : 

• Marshalls–Gilberts raids

• Battle of Coral Sea

• Battle of Midway

• Solomon Islands Campaign

• Battle of the Eastern Solomons

October 30, 1882 – August 16, 1959

Highest Rank : Fleet Admiral

Highest Award : Navy Cross

Fate : Commander of South Pacific Area 1942-1944. Commander of United States Third Fleet 1944-1945 . Retired 1947.

Theatres / Battles : 

• Marshalls–Gilberts raids

• Solomon Islands Campaign

• Guadalcanal campaign

• New Georgia Campaign

• Philippines Campaign (1944–45)

• Bombing of Kure (July 1945)

July 3, 1886 – December 13, 1969

- Highest Rank : Admiral

- Highest Award : Navy Cross

- Fate : Commander of two of the most significant battles of the war, Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Served as President of the Naval War College.

- Theatres / Battles : 

• Battle of Midway

• Solomon Islands Campaign

• Mariana and Palau Islands campaign

• Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign

• Japan campaign

23 November 1878 – 25 June 1956

- Highest Rank : Fleet Admiral

- Highest Award : Navy Cross

- Fate : Retired on December 15, 1945.

- Theatres / Battles : 

• Battle of Atlantic