Commander, Third Fleet

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United States Navy operational command naval fleet command

Commander, Third Fleet was the World War II U.S. Navy command responsible for major Pacific theater operations, notably under Admiral William Halsey Jr.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy operational command → naval fleet command →
alternateDesignation	Task Force 38 →
commandStructure	fleet-level command →
conflict	World War II →
country	United States of America →
engagement	Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED → Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED → Okinawa campaign NERFINISHED → Philippines campaign (1944–1945) → strikes against the Japanese home islands →
headquartersLocation	Pacific Ocean (afloat command during operations) →
historicalImportance	key U.S. operational command in the Pacific during World War II →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
notableCommander	Raymond A. Spruance → William F. Halsey Jr. →
notableCommanderRank	Admiral →
operationalArea	Central Pacific Ocean → Western Pacific Ocean →
partOf	United States Pacific Fleet →
role	command fast carrier task forces → conduct major naval operations in the Pacific Ocean →
service	United States Navy →
subordinateTo	Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet → Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet →
taskForces	Fast Carrier Task Force →
theater	Pacific Theater →
timePeriod	World War II era →
typeOfWarfare	carrier-based air operations → naval warfare →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Marc A. Mitscher ("Commander, Fast Carrier Task Force") → William Halsey Jr. →	positionHeld
United States Third Fleet ("Commander, U.S. Third Fleet") →	commanderTitle