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    Forrest Percival Sherman (October 30, 1896 – July 22, 1951) was an admiral in the United States Navy and the youngest person to serve as Chief of Naval...
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    USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Forrest Sherman USN (1896–1951)...
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    The 18 Forrest Sherman-class destroyers comprised the first post-war class of US destroyers. Commissioned beginning in 1955, these ships served until...
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    David F. Sellers Benedict J. Semmes Jr. Forrest P. Sherman Rodger W. Simpson (two awards) Harold Page Smith Charles P. Snyder Raymond A. Spruance Giles C...
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    was appointed Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), succeeding Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, who had died in office in July. As CNO, Fechteler was responsible...
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    awards) Harold E. Shear (2 awards) Alan Shepard Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. Forrest P. Sherman Eric Shinseki David M. Shoup John H. Sides William Sims William N...
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    Robert Butler (from Havana), 21–22 December 1950 Admiral and Mrs. Forrest P. Sherman, 31 December 1950 – 1 January 1951 Vice Admiral R. V. Symonds-Tayler...
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    Forrest Sherman Field was opened in 1954 on the western side of NAS Pensacola. This jet airfield was named after the late Admiral Forrest P. Sherman,...
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    Bedford Forrest, 1861–1865. El Dorado Hills, CA: Savas Beatie. ISBN 978-1-61121-284-6. Sherman, William T. (1990), Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman, Library...
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    admirals Daniel E. Barbey, Elliot Buckmaster, Charles A. Lockwood, Charles P. Mason, Alfred E. Montgomery, DeWitt C. Ramsey, Mahlon Tisdale, Louis Wenzell...
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    Reeves – who had been promoted to flag rank – was relieved by Captain Forrest P. Sherman on 31 May. Departing Norfolk on 6 June, Wasp sailed with TF 37 which...
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    Utz, p. 13. Hone & Utz, p. 14. Hone & Utz, p. 14-15. Hone & Utz, p. 15. Hone & Utz, p. 32. Hone & Utz, p. 25. Hone & Utz, p. 34. Hone & Utz, p. 25-26...
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  • Alabama 36112-5532, Vol I, p. 198. Correll, John T. (2008). “A New Look at Roles and Missions,” Air Force Magazine, p. 51. Condit, p. 96 Kuehl, Daniel T.;...
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    of Naval Operations Forrest P. Sherman and was transferred to San Francisco, California. Crommelin was furloughed by Admiral Sherman at half pay, beginning...
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    carrier Wasp (scuttled after being torpedoed, 15 Sep 1942) (Capt. Forrest P. Sherman) Air Group (Lt. Cmdr. Wallace M. Beakley) VF-71: 29 F4F Wildcat fighters...
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    Islands. On 7 March, Nimitz and his Deputy Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral Forrest P. Sherman met with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, DC, where they were...
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    Admiral Leigh Noyes in Wasp 1 Wasp-class fleet carrier Wasp (Capt. Forrest P. Sherman) Air Group (Lt. Cmdr. Wallace M. Beakley) VF-71: 28 F4F Wildcat fighters...
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    participation in the Revolt of the Admirals and replaced by Admiral Forrest P. Sherman. Because the new chief of naval operations was a naval aviator, he...
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    alternating four-hour shifts with Captain Cato D. Glover Jr. and Commander Forrest P. Sherman. "One night, we got a report that there was a dirigible off New York...
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    USS Blandy (category Forrest Sherman-class destroyers)
    USS Blandy (DD-943) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, named for Admiral William H. P. Blandy USN (1890–1954), Blandy was built by the Bethlehem Steel...
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    (1896–1973) Married aunt of Army four-star general Michael S. Davison. 76 Forrest P. Sherman 2 Nov 1949   Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 1949–1951. 2 1917 (USNA)...
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  • American Civil War. Confederate cavalry, commanded by Major-General Nathan B. Forrest, faced over 7,000 cavalry under the command of Brigadier-General William...
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    Battle of Brice's Cross Roads (category Battles of Forrest's Defense of Mississippi of the American Civil War)
    Sturgis's mission was to keep Forrest occupied and, if possible, destroy the Confederate cavalry force that Forrest commanded. Sherman's orders to Sturgis came...
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    (October 12, 1955 - July 31, 1957) Bestand der Dienststelle U.S.Army Germany "mandors p. 3". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-03-07....
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    Grant urged Sherman to dispose of Forrest and Sherman sent Thomas to Nashville, Tennessee, to organize all of the troops in the state. Sherman sent another...
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  • Tecumseh Sherman. Sherman captured Meridian, Mississippi, inflicting heavy damage to it. The campaign is viewed by historians as a prelude to Sherman's March...
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    Chalmers was convinced to remain with Forrest. The first test of his new cavalry corps began with General Sherman's Meridian Expedition that culminated...
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    Battle of Fort Pillow (category Forrest's Expedition into West Tennessee and Kentucky)
    ended with Confederate soldiers commanded by Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest massacring Union soldiers (many of them U.S. Colored Troops) attempting...
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    Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2009-02-21. "Forrest P. Sherman Class of 1918". United States Naval Academy. Archived from the original...
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    Section. Jarrett served consecutively under admirals Louis E. Denfeld, Forrest P. Sherman, and William M. Fechteler, before assumed duty as the first U.S. Senior...
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