Fleet admiral is a five-star flag officer rank in the United States Navy whose rewards uniquely include active duty pay for life. Fleet admiral ranks immediately above admiral and is equivalent to Gen
FADM Ernest J. King
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William Halsey Jr.
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William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. 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.
Fleet admiral (United States)
…holds it at present. Only four officers have ever held the rank, all in the World War II era: William D. Leahy, Ernest J. King, Chester W. Nimitz, and William Halsey Jr. Leahy, King, and Nimitz were promoted to the rank in December 1944, followed by Halsey in December 1945. While all four men effectively retired in the…
Halsey with members of his staff
An SBD Dauntless flies anti-submarine patrol over Enterprise and Saratoga
Halsey in the South Pacific, May 1944