Richmond K. Turner
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Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner, commonly known as Kelly Turner, was an admiral of the United States Navy during the Second World War, where he commanded the Amphibious Force in the Pacific theater. Tur
Richmond Kelly Turner
Quote,"Deliver for D-Day!"
Turner with Marine Corps Major General Vandegrift during the planning of Operation Watchtower in July–August 1942.
Vice Admiral Turner
Chester W. Nimitz
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Chester William Nimitz was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacif
Richmond K. Turner
…in Monterey, California, on February 12, 1961. He is buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California, alongside his wife and Admirals Chester Nimitz, Raymond A. Spruance, and Charles A. Lockwood, an arrangement made by all of them while living. He was the brother of the socialist and pacifist writer…
Official portrait, c. 1945–47
Ensign Chester Nimitz
USS Decatur, 1902
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (left) pins the Navy Cross on Doris "Dorie" Miller in a ceremony onboard USS Enterprise in May 1942