Husband E. Kimmel
Husband Edward Kimmel (* 26. February 1882 in Henderson , Kentucky ; † 14. May 1968 in Groton , Connecticut ) was American Rear Admiral and as Admiral Commander of the Pacific Fleet at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor .
Life
Husband E. Kimmel was born in 1882 as the son of the former major of the Army of the Confederate States , Manning Marius Kimmel , and his wife Sibella ("Sibbie"), née Lambert. Although there were some soldiers among his ancestors, he was not admitted to the Army Military Academy at West Point and instead went to the Navy . He graduated from Annapolis Naval Academy in 1904, the thirteenth of 62 graduates.
Before he was named flag officer , he had served on various battleships and commanded two destroyer divisions, a destroyer squadron and the USS New York . He had also served in various key posts on admiralty staff, the Department of the Navy , and a senior course at Naval War College .
Pacific Fleet Commander
On February 1, 1941, Kimmel succeeded James O. Richardson in front of 32 senior admirals, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet . He was temporarily promoted from Rear Admiral (2-Star Admiral) to Admiral (4-Star Admiral) . He was the highest-ranking US admiral after the chief of naval operations , Admiral Harold R. Stark and Admiral Thomas C. Hart .
From forward base at Pearl Harbor , Oahu , Hawaii, Kimmel led the fleet during the months of intensive training that preceded the start of the Pacific War. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor , Kimmel was relieved of his command on December 17, 1941 by Vice Admiral William S. Pye and downgraded to his regular rank of Rear Admiral, as Kimmel, as well as the commander of the Army in Hawaii , Major General Walter C. Short , for blamed the Pearl Harbor disaster. This ended his military career and he retired in March 1942.
Shortly thereafter, Kimmel became an employee of the New York consulting firm Frederick R. Harris Inc. , which carried out secret assignments for the Navy .
On May 25, 1999, Short and Kimmel were posthumously rehabilitated by the US Congress by publicly admitting that both commanders had withheld information that was available in Washington .
Works
- Admiral Kimmel's story. Henry Regnery, Chicago IL 1955 (self-defense writing).
Movie
- In the feature film Midway - For Freedom , Kimmel was portrayed in a short appearance by David Hewlett . The film depicts the first six months of the Pacific War.
literature
- Fred Borch, Daniel Martinez: Kimmel, Short, and Pearl Harbor. The final report revealed. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis MD 2005, ISBN 1-59114-090-0 .
Web links
- Newspaper article about Husband E. Kimmel in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kimmel, Husband E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kimmel, Husband Edward (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Rear Admiral and Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Henderson , Kentucky |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1968 |
| Place of death | Groton , Connecticut |