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COMMANDER // 1882–1968

Husband E. Kimmel

rear admiralUnited StatesUnited States1 battle1 war

Lifespan

1882 – 1968

190019251950World War II · 1939–1945 (1941–1945 U.S. combat role)Pearl Harbor — 7 Dec 1941 · United States · World War II

Active service 1941 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 59.

Profile

Husband Edward Kimmel was a United States Navy four-star admiral who was the commander in chief of the United States Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT) during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was removed from that command after the attack, in December 1941, and was reverted to his permanent two-star rank of rear admiral due to no longer holding a four-star assignment. He retired from the Navy in early 1942. The U.S. Senate voted to change Kimmel's permanent rank to four stars in 1999, but President Clinton did not act on the resolution, and neither have any of his successors.

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Battles (1)

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