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Task Force 67
Task Force 67 was created by William Halsey, Jr. during Guadalcanal Campaign of World War II and consisted of several destroyers and cruisers: * heavy cruiser * heavy cruiser ** ** * heavy cruiser * light cruiser ** ** ** ** * destroyer ** ** ** ** ** * ** ** ** * * Battles *Battle of Tassafaronga *Battle of Munda Point Command * RADM Carleton H. Wright upon creation * RADM Walden L. Ainsworth after the Battle of Tassafaronga References United States Navy task forces {{US-navy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Halsey, Jr
William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. (October 30, 1882 – August 16, 1959) was an American Navy admiral during World War II. He is one of four officers to have attained the rank of five-star fleet admiral of the United States Navy, the others being William Leahy, Ernest King, and Chester W. Nimitz. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Halsey graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1904. He served in the Great White Fleet and, during World War I, commanded the destroyer . He took command of the aircraft carrier in 1935 after completing a course in naval aviation, and was promoted to the rank of rear admiral in 1938. At the start of the War in the Pacific (1941–1945), Halsey commanded the task force centered on the carrier in a series of raids against Japanese-held targets. Halsey was made commander of the South Pacific Area, and led the Allied forces over the course of the Battle for Guadalcanal (1942–1943) and the fighting up the Solomon chain (1942–1945). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
