Pacific Fleet Change of Command, 31 December 1941. Return to Naval Historical Center home page.
Return to Online Library listing Online Library of Selected Images: -- EVENTS -- World War II in the Pacific -- The post-Pearl Harbor raid shakeup of the Pacific Fleet's leadership, begun on 17 December 1941 when Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox relieved Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and temporarily replaced him with Vice Admiral William S. Adm. Kimmel Testifies On Pearl Harbor, 1946/01/14. Magazine Cover: Admiral Kimmel - Dec. 15, 1941 - Pearl Harbor - Admirals - Navy - Military - World War II.
Kimmel, Husband E., Rear Admiral, USN. Admiral Husband E. Kimmel.