Frank Jack Fletcher (April 29, 1885 – April 25, 1973) was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. Fletcher commanded five different task...
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Fletcher-class destroyer, the most produced class of United States Navy destroyers, was named after him. He was also the uncle of Frank Jack Fletcher...
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Frank Fletcher may refer to: Frank Friday Fletcher (1855–1928), U.S. Navy admiral, namesake of the USS Fletcher (DD-445) Frank Jack Fletcher (1885–1973)...
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destroyer and served during World War II. USS Fletcher (DD-992), named for Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, was a Spruance-class ASW destroyer. This article...
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Navy to bear this name but the first to be named after Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher. After her decommissioning in 2004, she was sunk in a torpedo test...
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ISBN 978-0062271693. Lundstrom, John B. (2006). Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jack Fletcher at Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval...
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Aircraft from Task Force 17 (TF 17), commanded by Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher and centered on the carrier USS Yorktown, attacked Jaluit, Mili,...
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of the Coral Sea. The U.S. Navy under Admirals Chester W. Nimitz, Frank J. Fletcher, and Raymond A. Spruance defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial...
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(sunk) 1 2nd-class submarine: Ro-34 Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher in Saratoga Vice Admiral Fletcher 1 Lexington-class fleet carrier Saratoga (Capt....
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carriers Early-war US naval aircraft US combat vessels Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher in Yorktown Carrier Air Group (TG 17.5) Rear Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch...
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Operational command of the invasion was assigned to Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher. He also had direct command of the covering force, designated Task...
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Admiral Fletcher may refer to: Frank Jack Fletcher (1885–1973), admiral in the U.S. Navy during World War II Frank Friday Fletcher (1855–1928), admiral...
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Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher Air Support Force (Task Group 61.1) Rear Admiral Leigh Noyes Task Unit under Vice Admiral Fletcher Vice Admiral Fletcher 1 fleet...
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overall commander of the three carrier task forces was Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, who flew his flag on Saratoga. The aircraft from the three carriers...
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ordering Yorktown's Task Force 17, under the command of Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, to rendezvous with Brown north of New Caledonia on 6 March to allow...
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Commander-in-Chief. Tom Everett as Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy. Tomas Arana as Rear-Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, Commander Cruiser Division Four....
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ISBN 0-933126-57-3. Lundstrom, John B. (2006). Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jack Fletcher at Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval...
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fête (1975) as Sergeant John Lewis Midway (1976) as Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher Hit Squad (1976) as Mr. Duglas Death Steps in the Dark (1977) as...
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George Gardner Fagg, United States federal appellate judge Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher (1885–1973), commander during Battle of the Coral Sea and Battle...
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to oppose the offensive, under the overall command of U.S. Admiral Frank J. Fletcher. On 3–4 May, Japanese forces invaded and occupied Tulagi, although...
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William Bligh's voyage to Tahiti Frank Friday Fletcher (1855–1928), admiral in the United States Navy Frank Jack Fletcher (1885–1973), admiral in the United...
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nephew recipients. Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher (rear admiral at the time of award) and his nephew, Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher (lieutenant at the time...
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Portland joined Task Force 17 (TF 17), commanded by Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher and centered around the carrier Yorktown escorted by Portland as...
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subsequent investigation by the Commander NW Sea Frontier, Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, cast a skeptical light on Hubbard's claims. His summary memorandum...
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ISBN 1-59114-466-3 OCLC 70045788 Lundstrom, John B. Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jack Fletcher at Coral Seas, Midway & Guadalcanal. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute...
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5, 2020. Lundstrom, John B. (2006). Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jack Fletcher at Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval...
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74. "Battle Report – Submission of", A16-3(3)/PC815, Vice Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher, Commander NW Sea Frontier, June 8, 1943; Image of document Miller...
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USS Yorktown's Task Force 17 (TF 17), under the command of Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, sortied from Tonga and was joined by the U.S. carrier USS Lexington's...
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USS Enterprise and USS Hornet, under battle command of Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher. Fletcher would command Task Force 17, but the task force flagship, USS Yorktown...
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and oilers. Lundstrom, John B. (2006). Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jack Fletcher at Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval...
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