Admiral Husband E. Kimmel was guilty of errors of judgment
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Admiral Husband E. Kimmel was the U.S. Navy admiral who commanded the Pacific Fleet at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack and was later criticized for his handling of pre-attack defenses.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
controversial assessment
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historical claim ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod | Kimmel’s tenure as Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet from February 1941 to December 1941 ⓘ |
| asserts |
Husband E. Kimmel made mistakes in evaluating the threat to Pearl Harbor
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Husband E. Kimmel made mistakes in preparing defensive measures before Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsEvent | Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsMilitaryBranch | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsRole | Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsTimePeriod | period immediately before the 7 December 1941 Pearl Harbor attack ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
U.S. Senate resolutions calling for reconsideration of blame assigned to Kimmel
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advocates for posthumous restoration of Kimmel’s rank ⓘ later historians who argue Kimmel was scapegoated ⓘ |
| evaluationTarget |
Kimmel’s coordination with Army defenses in Hawaii
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Kimmel’s pre-attack deployment of battleships and carriers ⓘ Kimmel’s response to war warnings from Washington in late November 1941 ⓘ Kimmel’s use of long-range air patrols around Hawaii ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
used to justify Kimmel’s reduction in rank to rear admiral
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used to justify Kimmel’s relief from command ⓘ |
| hasContext |
U.S. efforts to assign responsibility for the surprise at Pearl Harbor
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subsequent official and unofficial re-examinations of Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| hasDebateStatus | remains disputed among historians and policymakers ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | never adjudicated in a court-martial ⓘ |
| hasMoralDimension | evaluation of professional negligence versus honest mistake ⓘ |
| hasNormativeCharacter | value judgment about professional competence ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | critical of Kimmel’s professional performance ⓘ |
| hasPolarity | negative assessment of Kimmel’s conduct ⓘ |
| hasSourceType |
contemporary political commentary
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government investigative reports ⓘ some historical works on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
U.S. Navy leadership in World War II
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allocation of reconnaissance and surveillance before Pearl Harbor ⓘ military command responsibility ⓘ state of readiness of the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| implies |
Kimmel bore significant personal responsibility for the vulnerability of the Pacific Fleet
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Kimmel’s decisions fell short of what was expected of a commander in his position ⓘ |
| isAbout | criticism of Kimmel’s handling of pre-attack defenses ⓘ |
| isPositionOn |
whether Kimmel adequately anticipated a possible Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
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whether Kimmel properly interpreted available intelligence and warnings ⓘ whether Kimmel took sufficient precautions to protect the Pacific Fleet ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notUniversallyAccepted | true ⓘ |
| refersTo | Husband E. Kimmel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
debate over distribution of responsibility between Washington and field commanders
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public and scholarly debate on Pearl Harbor accountability ⓘ questions about intelligence sharing with Kimmel before Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
conclusions of some early U.S. wartime investigations into Pearl Harbor
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findings of the 1941 Roberts Commission ⓘ |
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