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1888-5-11
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| Born at Natlee, Kentucky
| 1908
| Midshipman
| Graduates from Naval Academy
| 1908-10
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| BB Idaho
| 1909-5
| Ensign
| Navy Rifle Team
| 1909-11-15
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| CL New Orleans
| 1910-5
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| PG Helena
| 1913-1
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| Navy Rifle Team
| 1913-7
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| BB Idaho
| 1913-12
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| BB New Hampshire
| 1915-12
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| Inspector of ordnance, Union Tool Company, Chicago
| 1918-11
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| DD O'Brien
| 1918-12
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| DD Lea
| 1919-6
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| Navy Rifle Team | 1919-9
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| Executive Officer AS Bushnell
| 1920
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| U.S. Rifle Team, Olympic Games
| 1920-9
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| DD Fairfax
| 1921-6
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| DD William B. Preston
| 1924-11
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| New York Navy Yard
| 1926-11
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| AG Antares
| 1928-11
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| Commander, DD Lardner
| 1928
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| Naval War College
| 1929-6
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| Inspector of ordnance, Baldwin, Louisiana
| 1930
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| Division of Fleet Training
| 1931
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| BB Pennsylvania
| 1933-6
| Captain
| Head, Gunnery Section, Division of Fleet Training
| 1935
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| Head, Tactical Section, Division of Fleet Training
| 1936
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| Commander, CL Concord
| 1938-7
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| Staff, Cruisers, Battle Force
| 1938-12
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| Chief of staff, Cruisers, Battle Force
| 1939-6
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| Assistant Director, Division of Fleet Training
| 1941-1
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| Director, Division of Fleet Training
| 1942-2
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| Assistant chief of staff, U.S. Fleet
| 1942-3-27
| Rear admiral
| Commander, Battleship Division 6
| 1943-4-16
| Vice admiral | Commander, Battleships, Pacific Fleet
| 1944-12-15
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| Commander, Battleship Squadron 2
| 1945-6-16
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| Assistant Chief of Staff for Readiness
| 1945-8-25
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| Dies in the line of duty |
1938-7到1942-2上岸蹲训练与作战参谋期间他开始接触雷达，不像其他同期的高官多半与新科技脱节，他反而抓紧机会学习，并发想如何将雷达融入炮术，所以才博得“比雷达员还懂雷达”的好评。但他非常踏实，虽然赢了瓜岛夜战，他却告诫部属：我们除了雷达之外，没有一样能超过敌人的；当Mitscher问他要不要夜间进击，他却回答：不要，千万不要，我方舰队的夜战训练不够，通讯也有困难，雷达的优势抵消不了这些缺失。
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发表于 2017-4-8 00:19
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