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Ernest J. King Naval Academy Graduation Photograph
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Title
Ernest
J
.
King
Naval
Academy
Graduation
Photograph
Subject
Military Ohio
Education
Graduation ceremonies
Place
Lorain (Ohio)
Lorain County (Ohio)
Annapolis (Maryland)
Description
This
is
Ernest
J
.
King's
United
States
Naval
Academy
graduation
photograph
,
taken
in
1901
. The
photograph
measures
5
"
x
7
"
(12.70
x
17.78
cm)
.
King
served
as the
commander
in
chief
of the
U
.
S
.
fleet
and
chief
of
naval
operations
during
World
War
II
.
Ernest
Joseph
King
(1878-1956)
was
born
in
Lorain
,
Ohio
. From
1915
through
the
First
World
War
, he was
assigned
to the
staff
of
Admiral
Henry
Mayo
.
Following
that
conflict
and
another
tour
at the
Naval
Academy
,
Captain
King
commanded
a
submarine
flotilla
at the
New
London
,
Connecticut
submarine
base
. In
August
1928
,
following
flight
training
and
further
service
at
sea
,
King
became
assistant
chief
of the
bureau
of
aeronautics
.
Promoted
to
rear
admiral
in
1933
, he was
made
chief
of the
aeronautics
bureau
.
During
the
late
1930s
, he
commanded
the
fleet's
aircraft
carriers
. In
early
1941
,
King
was
appointed
to
lead
the
Atlantic
Fleet
.
After
Pearl
Harbor
,
King
returned
to
Washington
,
D.C
. to
command
the
U
.
S
.
fleet
in
December
1941
and also
direct
naval
operations
beginning
in
March
1942
.
Through
the
rest
of
World
War
II
, he
guided
the
Navy's
plans
and
global
operations
.
King
was
promoted
to the
new
rank
of
fleet
admiral
in
December
1944
.
After
the
war
King
left
his
wartime
offices
,
though
he
retained
an
advisory
role
.
Date of Original
1901
Collection
Admiral
Ernest
J
.
King
Collection
Source
Audiovisual material
57.43
Submitting Institution
Black River Historical Society
Rights
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Type
StillImage
File Name
Om1755_2518425_001.tif
Image Height
3310
Image Width
2303
File Size
909.186 KB
Format
picture
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