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.

Aliases (3)

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	Government of the United States → United States Navy →
familyName	King →
fieldOfWork	military strategy → naval warfare →
fullName	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	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 and Chief of Naval Operations (COMINCH-CNO) → Commander in Chief, United States Fleet →
residence	United States →
serviceNumber	United States Navy officer →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	Pentagon → Washington, D.C. →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Atlantic Fleet ("Admiral Ernest J. King") → Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet ("Admiral Ernest J. King") →	notableCommander
Battle of the Atlantic →	commandedBy
Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet ("Admiral Ernest J. King") →	firstHolder
Ernest King ("Ernest Joseph King") →	fullName
Combined Chiefs of Staff ("Ernest J. King") →	hasMember
Fleet Admiral (United States Navy) ("Ernest J. King") →	holder
Combined Chiefs of Staff ("Ernest J. King") →	notableMember