Husband Edward Kimmel was a United States Navy four-star admiral who was the commander in chief of the United States Pacific Fleet during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was removed from that
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel in 1941
Kimmel (center) confers with his chief of staff, William "Poco" Smith; and operations officer and assistant chief of staff, Captain Walter S. DeLany (left), at Pearl Harbor, 1941.
James Otto Richardson was an admiral in the United States Navy who served from 1902 to 1947.
Admiral Richardson as Commander, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet, 1939
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox on USS Enterprise (CV-6) with Richardson following him (center) in 1940