


Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is located near the center of the Pacific Ocean, roughly 2,000 miles from the U.S. WATCH: Pearl Harbor: The Last Word on HISTORY Vault Where Is Pearl Harbor? It seemed that war was all but inevitable. During months of negotiations between Tokyo and Washington, D.C., neither side would budge. Broderick, 2013 unless otherwise indicated.Instead, the sanctions made the Japanese more determined to stand their ground. US Navy Department, Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, Washington DC, Government Printing Office, 1941-1946Īll text and images © Justin T. Naval AcademyĬhief, Bureau of Aeronautics Commander, Second Fast Carrier Force, Pacific Fleetĭeputy Commander-in-Chief Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas Commander, South Pacific AreaĬommander, Battleships Pacific Fleet Commander, Battleship Squadron Twoĭate of rank: 21 March 1944 Died 25 August 1945Ĭommander, First Fast Carrier Force, Pacific FleetĬommandant, 10th Naval District and Commander, Caribbean Sea FrontierĬommander, Third Amphibious Force, Pacific FleetĬommander, Western Naval Task Force Commander, US Naval Forces, FranceĬhief of Joint Staff to CinC Pacific Fleet/Pacific Ocean AreasĬommander, Seventh Amphibious Force, Pacific FleetĬommandant, 7th Naval District and Commander, Gulf Sea FrontierĬommander, Fifth Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet Special Naval Observer, London Commander, US Naval Forces, Europe Commander, South Pacific AreaĬhief of Procurement and Material, Navy DepartmentĬommander, Southwest Pacific Force Commander, Eastern Sea Frontierĭate of rank: 27 February 1942 Died 27 April 1942ĭate of rank: 27 February 1942 (later reverted to permanent rank of rear admiral)ĭate of rank: 10 March 1942 Retired list: 1 January 1943ĭate of rank: 10 March 1942 Retired list: 1 November 1943ĭate of rank: Retired list: 1 February 1944ĭate of rank: Retired list: 1 November 1943Ĭommandant, 10th Naval District and Commander, Caribbean Sea Frontier Commander, Forward Area, Pacific Commander, Marianas Areaĭate of rank: 17 June 1942 Retired list: 1 December 1942Ĭommander, Seventh Fleet Commandant, 9th Naval DistrictĬommander, Air Force, Pacific Fleet Deputy CinC Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean AreasĬommander, Aircraft South Pacific Force Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) Superintendent, U.S. Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and NavyĬommander-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet Commander-in-Chief United States Fleet Commander-in-Chief United States Fleet and Chief of Naval OperationsĬommander-in-Chief Pacific Fleet and Commander-in-Chief Pacific Ocean Areasĭate of rank: 25 July 1939 Retired list: 1 July 1942Ĭhief of Naval Operations Commander, US Naval Forces Europeĭate of rank: 1 February 1941 Retired list: 1 March 1942 (as rear admiral)Ĭommander-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet Deputy CinC US Fleet and Deputy CNOĬommander, South Pacific Area and South Pacific Force Commander, Third Fleetĭate of rank: 18 November 1942 Promoted Fleet Admiral 4 December 1945Ĭommander, Fourth Fleet CinC Atlantic Fleetĭeputy CinC US Fleet and Deputy Chief of Naval Operationsĭate of rank: 6 January 1940 Retired list: 1 July 1944Ĭommander, Scouting Force, Pacific Fleet Commander, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleetĭate of rank: 1 February 1941 Retired list: 1 July 1944
