Halsey, William

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Name
Halsey, William Gender: M
William Frederick Halsey Jr.
born on 30 October 1882
Place Elizabeth, New Jersey, 40n40, 74w13
Timezone LMT m74w13 (is local mean time)
Data source
Date w/o time
Rodden Rating X
Collector: Starkman
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_scocol.18.gif 07°11' s_mo.18.gif s_cancol.18.gif or s_gemcol.18.gif



William Halsey

Biography

American fleet admiral in the United States Navy. At the start of the War in the Pacific (1941–45) Halsey commanded the task force centered on the carrier Enterprise in a series of raids against Japanese-held targets. He was made commander, South Pacific Area and led the Allied forces over the course of the Battle for Guadalcanal (1942–43) and the fighting up the Solomon chain (1942–45).In 1943 he was made commander of the Third Fleet, the post he held through the duration of hostilities.

He is one of the nine American officers who had 5 stars

He died 16 August 1959.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

Source Notes

Birth time unknown. Starkman rectified to 17.04 LMT

Categories

  • Vocation : Military : Military career