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, the others being William Leahy, Ernest J. King, and Chester W. Nimitz.
Fleet Admiral William Frederick Halsey Jr. c. 1945
An SBD Dauntless flies anti-submarine patrol over Enterprise and Saratoga.
Halsey in the South Pacific (May 1944)
Admirals Nimitz and Halsey discuss South Pacific strategy in early 1943.
Fleet admiral (United States)
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 General of the Army and General of the Air Force.
Image: FADM Ernest J. King
Image: Chester Nimitz as CNO (cropped)
Image: W Halsey
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