Glenn B. Davis
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Glenn Benson Davis was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of Vice Admiral. He distinguished himself as Commanding officer of battleship USS Washington during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942, when Washington sank the Japanese battleship Kirishima.
Davis (extreme left) as Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff to Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll, Commander, Western Sea Frontier (second from left) during inspection at Naval Supply Depot, Clearfield, Utah in June 1945. Among them is also Vice Admiral John W. Greenslade (center).
Robert W. Hayler
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Robert Ward Hayler was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of vice admiral. He was a three time recipient of the Navy Cross, the Navy's second highest military decoration for valor. Two of these awards were received while serving as the commanding officer of the light cruiser USS Honolulu at Guadalcanal and Kula Gulf and the third as a rear admiral and Commander, Cruiser Division Twelve during the Battle of Surigao Strait in October 1944.
The light cruiser Honolulu, which Hayler commanded between July 1942 and March 1944.
Collapsed bow of the light cruiser Honolulu, after she was torpedoed in the Battle of Kolombangara on July 13, 1943. Hayler was able to return with his ship to the U.S. for repairs.
Hayler (right with glasses) relieves “Tip” Merrill (left) as Commander, Cruiser Division 12 on March 26, 1944.