Frank Jack Fletcher
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Frank Jack Fletcher was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. Fletcher commanded five different task forces through the war; he was the operational task force commander at the pivo
Fletcher in 1942
Jack Fletcher (at left) and his French Bulldog "Bueil" talking with the commanding officer of the submarine K-6, Azores, December 1917
Grave at Arlington National Cemetery (March 2020)
Frank Friday Fletcher
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Frank Friday Fletcher was a United States Navy admiral who served in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was awarded the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions
Frank Jack Fletcher
…carriers. In 1914, then Lieutenant Fletcher was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the battle at Veracruz. He was the nephew of Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, who was also awarded the Medal of Honor for actions at Veracruz. Fletcher was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, on April 29, 1885, to Thomas Fletcher and…
Fletcher wearing his Medal of Honor, c. 1919
Grave at Arlington National Cemetery
75 66 A Medal of Honor, USN, Type IV,Obverse
75 66 A Medal of Honor, USN, Type IV, Reverse