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FLEET ADMIRAL ERNEST J. KING NITED STATES NAVY, DECEASED ERNEST JOSEPH KING WAS BORN IN LORAIN, OHIO, ON NOVEMBER 23, 1878, SON OF JAMES C. AND ELIZABETH KEAN KING. HE ATTENDED LORAIN HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE HIS APPOINTMENT IN 1897 TO THE U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. IN JULY AND AUGUST 1898, DURING THE SPANISH- AMERICAN WAR , HE SERVED IN THE GRADE OF NAVAL CADET IN THE USS SAN FRANCISCO, FLAGSH IP OF THE NORTHERN PATROL SQUADRON . GRADUATED WITH DISTINCTION IN THE CLASS OF 19C1 , HE SERVED TWO YEARS AT SEA, THEN REQUIRED BY LAW BEFORE COMMISSIONING, AND WAS COMMISSIONED ENSIGN TO RANK FROM JUNE 7, 1903. AFTER GRADUATION FROM THE NAVAL ACADEMY IN 1901, HE SERVED SUCCESSIVELY IN THE USS EAGLE, THE USS CINCINNATI, A protected cruiser and in the USS ILLINOIS, flagship of THE EUROPEAN SQUARDRON , REJOINING THE CINCINNATI IN JANUARY 1903. IN AUGUST OF 1903 HE RE- PORTED TO THE USS ALABAMA, flagship of the second DIVISION ATLANTIC FLEET. ON DUTY ATTHE NAVALACADEMY FROM SEPTEMBER 1 906 UNTIL JUNE 1909, HE SERVED FOR TWO YEARS AS INSTRUCTOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ORDNANCE AND GUNNERY , AND ONE YEAR ON THE EXECUTIVE STAFF. HE NEXT SERVED AS AIDE ON THE STAFF OF COMMANDER, SECOND DIVISION, ATLANTIC FLEET AND IN MARCH 1910WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE USS NEW HAMPSHIRE, WITH DUTY AS FIRST ASSISTANT TO THESENIOR ENGINEER OFFICER, AND FROM AUGUST 1910 SERVED AS SENIOR ENGINEER OFFICER. FROM JUNE 191 1 UNTIL JUNE 1912 HE HAD DUTY AS AIDE AND FLAG SECRETARY ON THE STAFF OF COMMANDER IN CHIEF, U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET. FROM JUNE 1912 UNTIL APRIL 1914HEH AD SHORE DUTY AT THE ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTAL STATION , ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. UPON DETACHMENT HE REPORTED TO THE DESTROYER TERRY FOR HIS FIRST COMMAND. ON JULY 18, 1 914 HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO COM MAN D OF THE USS CASS IN , AND ON AUGUST 1 WASASSIGNEDADDDITIONALDUTYAS AIDE TO COMMANDER TORPEDO FLOTILLA, ATLANTIC FLEET, WITH HIS PENNANT IN THE CASSIN. DURING THE WORLD WAR 1 PERIOD, HE CONTINUED STAFF DUTY AS A IDE AN D SQUADRON ENGINEER OFFICER IN THE FLAGSH I P AR K ANS AS , AND LATER THE USS WYOMING AND USS PENNSYLVANIA. HE WAS AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN THE LINE OF HIS PROFESSION AS ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, U. S. ATLANTIC FLEET. IN THE RANK OF CAPTAIN, ADMIRAL KING SERVED AS HEAD OF THE POSTGRADUATE DEPARTMENT, U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY, FROM MAY 1919 UNTIL JULY 1921 , AND THE SUCCEEDING YEAR COMMANDED THE USS BRIDGE. IN JULY 1922 HE REPORTED FRO DUTY ON THE STAFF OF COMMANDER, SUBMARINE FLOTILLAS , ATLANTIC FLEET , AND ON NOVEMBER 20 , 1 922 ASSUMED COMMAND OF SUBMARINE DIVISION ELEVEN, WITH ADDITIONAL DUTY FROM APRIL 1923 AS COMMANDER, SUBMARINE DIVISION THREE. FROM SEPTEMBER 1 923 UNTI L JULY 1 926 HE HAD COMMAND OF THE SUBMARINE BASE, NEW LONDON , CONNECTI- CUT, AND SUBMARINES BASED AT NEW LONDON, AND ALSO SERVED AS NAVAL INSPECTOR OF ORDANCE IN CHARGE, NAVY MINE DEPOT, NEW LONDON, DURI NG THAT TOUR OF DUTY HE WAS IN CHARGE OF THE SALVAGE OF THE USS S-51 WHICH WAS SUNK OFF BLOCK ISLAND , SEPTEMBER 25 , 1 92 5 . HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL FOR EXCEPTIONALLY MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN A DUTY OF GREAT RESPON- IBILITY AS OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE SALVAGING OF THE. USS S-51 . ON JULY 28, 1926 HE ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT TENDER WRIGHT, WITH ADDITIONAL DUTY AS SENIOR AIDE ON THE STAFF OFCOMMANDER , AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS , SCOUTING FLEET , DETACHED IN JANUARY 1 927 , HE REPORTED TOTHE NAVALAIR STATION, PENSACOLA , FLORIDA, FOR FLIGHT TRA IN ING AND WAS DESIGNATED NAVAL AVIATOR NO. 3368 ON MAY 26, 1927, HE REJOINED THE WRIGHT IN JUNE 1927 TO SERVE AS h£R COMMANDING OFFICER UNTIL JUNE 1928. Vi HENTHE USS S 4 WAS SUNK OFF
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PROVINCETOWN , MASSACHUSETTS, IN DECEMBER 1927, HE HAD TEMPORARY COMMAND OF THE SALVAGE FORCE THAT RAISED THE SUBMARINE. HE WAS AWARDED A GOLDSTAR IN LI EU OF A SECOND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL FOR EXCEPTIONALLY MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN DUTY OF GREAT RESPONS I B ILITY AS COM MAND I NG OFF ICER OF THE SALVAGE FORCE ENTRUSTED WITH THE RAISING OF THE USS S-4 . AFTER SERVING AS COMMANDER, AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS , SCOUTING FLEET , FROM JUNE 1 , UNTIL AUGUST 2 , 1 928 , HE WAS NAM ED ASS ISTANT CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS , NAVY DEPARTMENT , WASH - INGTON ,D.C,,ANDSERVED IN THAT CAPACITY FROM AUGUST 1928 UNTIL APRIL 1929. HE COMMANDED THE NAVAL AIR STATION , NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, THE NEXT YEAR, AND IN JUNE OF1930ASSUMEDCOMMAND OF THE USS LEXINGTON , which he COMMANDED FOR TWO YEARS . HE COMPLETED THE SENIOR COURSE AT THE NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, IN APRIL 1933, AFTER WHICH, WITH THE RANK OF REAR ADMIRAL, HE SERVED AS CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS, NAVY DEPARTMENT, UNTIL JUNE 1936. DURINGTHEPERIOD JUNE 1936 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1937, HE HAD DUTY AS COMMANDER OF AIRCRAFT , BASE FORCE, AND FOR FOUR MONTHS THERAFTER WAS COMMANDER, AIRCRAFT SCOUTING FORCE, WITH ADDITIONAL DUTY AS COMMANDER PATROLWINGONE. IN JANUARY 1 93 8, HE WAS DESIGNATED COMMANDER AIRCRAFT , BATTLE FORCE , WITH THE ACCOMPANYING RANK OF VICE ADM i RAL . IN AUGUST 1939, HERE PORTEOFORDUTYASAMEMBEROFTHE GENERAL BOARD OF THE NAVY, AND IN DECEMBER 19 4 RETURNED TO SEA AS COMMANDER PATROL FORCE, U.S. FLEET. ON FEBRUARY 1 , 1 94 1 , HE WAS DESIGNATED COMMANDER IN CHIEF, ATLANTIC FLEET, TO SERVE IN THE RANK OF ADMIRAL . HE WAS APPO INTED COM MANDER IN CHIEF OF THE UNITED STATES FLEET ON DEC- EMBER 20, 1941, AND ASSUMED COMMAND DECEMBER 30, 19 4 1 . THE DUTIES OF COMMANDER IN CH lEF UNITED5TATES FLEET, AND CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, WERE COMBINED UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER OF MARCH 12, 1942, AND THE NEXT DA Y H E WAS NOM INTED CH I EF OF N AVAL OPER AT I ONS B Y PRES I DENT ROOSEVELT, ANDCONFIRMED TO THAT OFFICE BY THE SENATE FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS FROM MARCH 18, 1 942 . BY ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED DECEMBER 14, 194 4, THE GRADE OF FLEET ADMIRAL OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY THE H IGH EST GRADE IN TH E NAVY WAS ESTABLISHED FOR C ERT A I N OFF 1 C F RS ON T H E ACTIVE LIST OF THE NAVY. TH E PRES IDENT OF TH E UN ITED STATES , ON DECEMBER IT, 1 44, NOMINATED, AND BYAND WITH THE ADIVCE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, APPOINTED ERNEST J. KING A FLEET ADMIRAL OFTHE UNITED STATES NAVY. ADM I RAL KI NG ACCEPTED THE AP PO I NTM ENT AND TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE ON DECEMBER 20, 1944. FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CONCURRENTLY AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF Oh THE U. S. FLEET, AND CHIEF »- OF NAVAL OPERATIONS , DURINGTHE WORLD WAR 1 1 PERIOD, FLEET ADMIRAL KING WAS AWARDED A GOLD STAR IN LIEU OF THE THIRD DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL. ON DECEMBER 15, 1 94 5 , FLEET ADM I RAL KING WAS RELI E VED BY FLEET ADMIRAL CHESTER W. N IMITZ . USN, ASCHIEFOF NAVAL OPERATIONS , AND FROM THAT TIME SERVED IN AN A DV 1 50R Y C APAC I T Y IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. MARRIED IN 1905 TO THE FORMER MARTHA LAMKIN EDGERTON OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ADMIRAL KING HAD SIX DAUGHTERS AND A SON, L I EUTE NANT CO M M AN DE R E RN EST J. KING, JR., USN USNA 1944 ). HE DIED AT THE NAVAL HOSPITAL, PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ON JUNE 25, 1956.
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