William S. Pye
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Vice Admiral William Satterlee Pye was a U.S. Navy officer who served during World War I and World War II, but never saw combat action. His last active-duty appointment was as President of the Naval W
Vice Admiral William S. Pye, USN
Grave at Arlington National Cemetery
Husband E. Kimmel
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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
William S. Pye
…Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and the subsequent relief of Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC) Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, Vice Admiral Pye became Acting CINCPAC on 17 December. He had reservations about Kimmel's plan to send a relief force including the aircraft carrier…
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel in 1941
Commander Husband E. Kimmel, Production Officer, Naval Gun Factory 1921
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.