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    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...
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  • William Frederick Halsey (April 11, 1853 – June 11, 1920) was a United States naval officer. He is the father of William Halsey Jr., one of only four...
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    1980 to March 1981). Halsey is a great-nephew of the United States Navy Admiral William F. Halsey Jr., also known as Bull Halsey, commander of the Pacific...
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  • The Gallant Hours is a 1960 American docudrama about William F. Halsey, Jr. and his efforts in fighting against Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto and the Imperial...
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  • Japan. William F. Halsey Sr. (1853–1920), his father, U.S. naval officer William Darrach Halsey, American encyclopaedist and lexicographer William Melton...
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    the USS Chesapeake, a barque skippered by Commander William F. Halsey Sr., whose son William F. Halsey Jr., a midshipman two years ahead of McCain, was also...
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    77th Infantry Division U.S. fleet commanders Third Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey 20 fleet and light aircraft carriers   9 battleships 26 cruisers 75...
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    Lieutenant Colonel Barney Adams in Man in the Middle (1963), and Admiral William F. Halsey in Midway (1976). Mitchum portrayed serial killer Reverend Harry Powell...
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    in mid-February 1942 around Enterprise (CV-6), with Vice Admiral William F. Halsey in command of the force, and supported by cruisers Salt Lake City...
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    Chester W. Nimitz make the decision. Nimitz first consulted Admiral William F. Halsey Jr., Commander, South Pacific, and then authorized the mission on...
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    sponsored by Mrs. Margaret Bradford Spruance (née Halsey, daughter of Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey Jr.) and commissioned on 28 May 1943 by Captain R...
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    Richard Halsey Best (March 24, 1910 – October 28, 2001) was a dive bomber pilot and squadron commander in the United States Navy during World War II. Stationed...
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    (Selecting Admiral Raymond Spruance to replace the hospitalized Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. was also the right move, as was the earlier decision to retain...
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    received only a letter of commendation from Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. in May 1943. Admiral Halsey was then commander of the Southern Pacific Fleet....
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  • The Admiral William F. Halsey Health and Public Safety Academy is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Elizabeth, in Union County, in the U...
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    Admiral Halsey Dies; Leader in Defeat of Japan; Third Fleet Commander Fought a 'Hit Hard, Hit Fast, Hit Often' War Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, World...
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    replace him with the much more aggressive and hands-on Vice Admiral William F. Halsey on 18 October 1942. Operational command of the invasion was assigned...
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  • Elizabeth High School occupied eight campuses, also known as houses: The William F. Halsey house, the John E. Dwyer house, the Thomas Jefferson house, the Thomas...
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    States Pacific Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz US Third Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. Joint Expeditionary Force (Task Force 31) Vice Admiral Theodore...
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    William Brewster (c. 1566/67 – 10 April 1644) was an English official and Mayflower passenger in 1620. He became senior elder and the leader of Plymouth...
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    1,700 mi (2,700 km) away. U.S. Third Fleet, commanded by Admiral William F. Halsey Jr., with Task Force 38 (TF 38, the Fast Carrier Task Force, commanded...
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    fast carriers of the US Third Fleet under the command of Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr.. Third Fleet 9 fleet carriers, 8 light carriers, 6 fast battleships...
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    Pearl Harbor, arriving 9 August. Here she broke the flag of Admiral William F. Halsey Jr., 24 August, becoming flagship of the United States Third Fleet...
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  • William D. Leahy, Ernest J. King, and Chester W. Nimitz. The Senate confirmed their appointments December 15, 1944. Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey got...
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    bases in eastern England. Later United States Admiral of the Fleet, William F. Halsey, paid tribute to Australian Coastwatchers: "The Coastwatchers saved...
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    capture was the responsibility of the U.S. Third Fleet, led by Admiral William F. Halsey from aboard his flagship, fast battleship New Jersey. The ships and...
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    38 and Task Group Commanders (according to ) Third Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey in battleship New Jersey Task Force 38 (Fast Carrier Force) Vice Admiral...
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    during World War II on 15 March 1943 under the command of Admiral William F. Halsey. Its on-shore headquarters at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was established...
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    replace him with the much more aggressive and hands-on Vice Admiral William F. Halsey on 18 October 1942. Operational command of the invasion was assigned...
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    Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. (Flagship: USS Enterprise) Cruisers, Battle Force (made up of two Cruiser Divisions) – Commander: Rear Admiral Herbert F. Leary...
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