Harold B. Sallada
Harold Bushnell Sallada (January 23, 1895 April 25, 1977) was a admiral and naval aviator in the United States Navy. He served in the US navy as a vice admiral and retired from the service in October 1949 as a four star admiral. Before his retirement, he was assigned commander United States Pacific Fleet at San Diego. Biography Sallada was born on January 23, 1895, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Arlington, Texas. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1917 and the Naval War College, and became a naval aviator in 1921. His was first appointment as commander ''USS Albemarle (AV-5)'' in 1941 until he was promoted to the rank of captain with the second assignment as director of Bureau of Aeronautics for Plans Division on August 23, 1942. He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral in 1944 and subsequently was assigned commander Carrier Division 26. In the same year from 24 July to 1 August 1944, he commanded five escort carriers in the Battle of ...
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the nation with over 13 million residents as of 2020. It is the 33rd-largest state by area and ranks ninth among all states in population density. The southeastern Delaware Valley metropolitan area comprises and surrounds Philadelphia, the state's largest and nation's sixth most populous city. Another 2.37 million reside in Greater Pittsburgh in the southwest, centered around Pittsburgh, the state's second-largest and Western Pennsylvania's largest city. The state's su ...
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