Ernest King

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United States Navy admiral human military leader

Ernest King was a prominent U.S. Navy admiral during World War II who served as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations, playing a central role in Allied naval strategy.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Ernest J. King	13
Admiral Ernest J. King	3
Ernest Joseph King	1
Ernest King canonical	1
Rear Admiral Ernest J. King	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy admiral ⓘ human ⓘ military leader ⓘ
almaMater	United States Naval Academy ⓘ
awardReceived	Army Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ Navy Cross ⓘ Navy Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ Order of Merit ⓘ Order of the Bath ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt	United States Naval Academy ⓘ
employer	United States government ⓘ surface form: Government of the United States United States Navy ⓘ
familyName	King ⓘ
fieldOfWork	military strategy ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ
fullName	Ernest King self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ernest Joseph King
givenName	Ernest ⓘ
hasRole	strategist in Allied naval planning ⓘ
influenced	Allied combined naval operations ⓘ development of U.S. carrier warfare doctrine ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
memberOf	Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Navy ⓘ
militaryRank	Fleet admiral ⓘ
notableFor	central role in coordinating U.S. and Allied naval forces ⓘ leading U.S. naval operations during World War II ⓘ shaping Allied naval strategy in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters ⓘ simultaneously holding positions of COMINCH and CNO during World War II ⓘ
notableWork	oversight of U.S. Navy operations in the Pacific War ⓘ planning and directing U.S. naval strategy in the Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ
occupation	naval officer ⓘ
partOf	Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet ⓘ surface form: United States Navy high command during World War II
positionHeld	Chief of Naval Operations ⓘ Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet ⓘ Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet ⓘ surface form: Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations (COMINCH-CNO) Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet ⓘ surface form: Commander in Chief, United States Fleet
residence	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
serviceNumber	United States Navy officer ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
workLocation	Pentagon ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ