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William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. (30 October 1882 – 16 August 1959) was an American Navy admiral during World War II.He is one of four officers to have attained the rank of five-star fleet admiral of the United States Navy, the others being William Leahy, Ernest J. King, and Chester W. Nimitz.
Director Robert Montgomery had served under Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr., as a Commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and he came up with the idea of making a film about Halsey when he attended the 75th birthday celebration honoring the Admiral in 1957. Montgomery and his good friend James Cagney acquired the rights to Halsey's life ...
The Third Fleet was originally formed during World War II on 15 March 1943 under the command of Admiral William F. Halsey. Its on-shore headquarters at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was established on 15 June 1944.
The ship sponsor, Roberta McCain, is at center, with her husband Captain John S. McCain Jr. behind her in shadow and sons John McCain III on her left and Joe on her right. On her right, wearing a hat and sunglasses, is Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey. The McCain family is a prominent American naval family.
On 29 June 1943, Destroyer Squadron 23 became part of Admiral William F. Halsey's Third Fleet. Less USS Aulick , Destroyer Squadron 23 assumed duty on patrol and escort in the Southwest Pacific. Destroyer Squadron 23 earned its reputation—and a Presidential Unit Citation —under its second commodore, Captain Arleigh Burke , who assumed ...
Elkton III Plan, March 1943. On 12 February 1943 MacArthur presented Elkton III, his revised plan for taking Rabaul before 1944. It called for him to attack northeastern New Guinea and western New Britain and for Admiral William F. Halsey Jr., commander of the South Pacific Area, to attack the central Solomons. The plan required seven more ...
Authorized 4 grades of fleet admiral until six months after the end of World War II [made permanent in 1946 (60 Stat. 59)] (William D. Leahy, Ernest J. King, Chester W. Nimitz, William F. Halsey Jr.). Act of August 7, 1947 [Officer Personnel Act of 1947] 61 Stat. 874 61 Stat. 875 61 Stat. 876
William Frederick Halsey was born on April 11, 1853, in New York, New York, the son of Eliza Grace (King) and Charles Henry Halsey. [1] He was a descendant of United States Senator Rufus King. He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from Louisiana and entered naval service a midshipman at the Naval Academy in September 1869.