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...awarded the Coast Guard Commendation Medal, Nov. 11, 2008, by Coast Guard Vice Admiral Robert Papp, at the U.S.S. Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, for his brav

...irst "full" admiral (four stars). His protégé, David Dixon Porter, became vice admiral, heading ten rear admirals. Following the deaths of Farragut and Porter, t ...rary admiral rank continued with the billets of CNO or fleet command, and vice admiral for seconds-in-command.

...56 planes, plus 28 battleships and cruisers, and 69 destroyers. Tokyo sent Vice Admiral [[Jisaburo Ozawa]] with nine-tenths of Japan's fighting fleet--it was about

...he became Commander, Aircraft, Battle Force, with the temporary rank of [[vice admiral]], also commanding Carrier Division 2. In the summer of 1940, he first had ...F 17) sailed from San Diego to reinforce the Marine garrison at [[Samoa]]. Vice Admiral [[William Halsey]], commanding carrier Task Force 8, joined the escort, whi

In postwar interrogation, Vice Admiral [[Jisaburo Ozawa]], respected by both sides as a highly intelligent officer Under MacArthur, the Seventh Fleet, commanded by Vice Admiral Thomas Kinkaid (commander, Allied Naval Forces, Southwest Pacific Area) had

...ttee overshadowed a more urgent intelligence warning. At the same hearing, Vice Admiral James Loy, deputy secretary of Homeland Security, testified that al Qaeda h

Vice Admiral Jean Decoux, who commanded French naval forces in the Far East, and was bas

...irst "full" admiral (four stars). His protégé, David Dixon Porter, became vice admiral, heading ten rear admirals. Following the deaths of Farragut and Porter, t ...rary admiral rank continued with the billets of CNO or fleet command, and vice admiral for seconds-in-command.

...changes during the campaign, when Vice Admiral [[William Halsey]] replaced Vice Admiral [[Robert Ghormley]] as head of the [[Pacific Ocean Areas|South Pacific Area }}</ref> created the South Pacific theater, with U.S. Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley place in command on [[June 19]], 1942, to direct the All

...tly) in exile, The British sent a fleet on December 13, 1814, commanded by Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane. It arrived off the Louisiana coast with 14,000 men.

...th Fighter Squadron 10 (VF-10), the "Grim Reapers," under the command of [[Vice Admiral]] [[James H. Flatley]] aboard the [[aircraft carrier]] [[USS Enterprise (CV

Vice Admiral Jean Decoux, who commanded French naval forces in the Far East, and was bas

On December 7, the Japanese carrier-based [[Mobile Fleet]], led by Vice Admiral [[Chuichi Nagumo]] under the direction of [[Commander-in-Chief, Combined Fl ...carriers and 956 planes, 28 battleships and cruisers, and 69 destroyers. Vice Admiral [[Jisaburo Ozawa]] attacked with nine-tenths of Japan's fighting fleet, whi

|[[Vice admiral|VADM]] [[#William Raborn|William Raborn]]

...ed, the gunnery ranges and ship speeds reversed. Britain's squadron, under Vice Admiral [[Doveton Sturdee]], had 10 killed and 19 wounded. For Germany, casualties ...e British cruiser losses in the battle were due to tactical errors made by Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty rather than any flaw in the Dryer Table.

Vice Admiral Jean Decoux, who commanded French naval forces in the Far East, and was bas

...aring any plan to prevent an invasion of Great Britain. A Conservative MP, Vice Admiral [[Ernest Taylor (Royal Navy officer)|Ernest Taylor]], interrupted and asked [[File:Sketch of 'Vice Admiral Sir Roger Keyes (1872–1945), KCB, CMG, CVO, DSO'.jpg|225px|thumb|right|Sk

...ng carried out in "an outstanding manner." Commander, 3d Amphibious Force, Vice Admiral [[Theodore S. Wilkinson]], considered Almaack's unloading, an overall avera