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...order of succession to the Fleet command, Admiral King's topmost subordinates are: Rear Admiral David McDougal Le Breton, 56, a greying, bandy-legged bantam who holds six decorations. He is generally rated one of the Navy's ablest tacticians, by his partisans is considered a coming CINCUS (Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet). His disparagers say that he is adept at polishing topside apples. He commands the Atlantic Fleet's single division of three old battleships (Arkansas, Texas, New York),* whose 12-and 14-in. guns were so short of range that Congress last year authorized their...
...carefully conceived plan, his independent leadership in carrying it out, Humanitarian Hoover had stout support from two military men: General John J. Pershing and onetime CINCUS William V. Pratt (U. S. N. retired). Said General Pershing, in a telegram to Chicago: "I have every confidence that the salvation of these people can be worked out along the lines proposed by Mr. Hoover without military loss or benefit to either side." Said Sailorman Pratt (now back on active duty in the Navy), after approving the Hoover plan: "Only America can meet this emergency...
...Reorganized the U. S. Fleet into three fleets, appointing a new CINCUS, Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel...
...Chief U. S. Fleet, No. 1 seagoing job of the U. S. Navy, to announce. Upped from command of cruisers of the Battle Force to the highest seagoing job in the Navy was Rear Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel, jumped over 46 admirals to fly the four-star flag of CINCUS at the main of the flagship Pennsylvania. As CINCUS, 58-year-old "Hubby" Kimmel will be in charge of operations of his own fleet, of training in all three, will command two or more of the fleets if they are concentrated in one operation. Relieved from command will...
What SECNAV and CINCUS had to say to each other they kept to themselves. They had plenty to talk about. Across the Pacific the clouds massed darkly. Japan, junior member of the Axis, was talking of war if the U. S. didn't like her idea of running the Orient (see p. 40). What goat-faced Fleet Admiral Prince Hiroyasu Fushimi had up his Oriental sleeve, neither Frank Knox nor Jo Richardson knew. But Frank Knox had talked tough too, had said that "if a fight is forced upon us we shall be ready." At week...