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Ernest J. King

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Military Personnel

The Resume

    (November 23, 1878-June 26, 1956)
    Graduated from the Naval Academy (1901)
    Served in World War I as an aide to Vice Admiral Henry Mayo
    Submarine Commander (1922)
    Commander of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (1930-1932)
    Named Commander in Chief, US Fleet shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack (1941)
    Promoted to Fleet Admiral (1944)
    Retired at the end of the war
    Died of a heart attack at 77

Why he might be annoying:

    He was an abrasive man and often clashed with both George Marshall and Douglas MacArthur.
    After victory in Europe, King objected to plans to redeploy the British navy to the Pacific theater.
    He demanded the costly invasions of Guadacanal and the Solomon Islands.
    His name sounds like an oxymoron - ernest joking.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He opposed Soviet involvement in the Pacific War.
    His strategic planning helped win World War II in the Pacific.
    He insisted that his pilots trained for night operations to make them more flexible.
    Because US involvement in World War II was caused by Japanese aggression, King believed that the most important objective in the war was the defeat of Japan.
    The destroyer USS King was named for him.

Credit: Wang


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 84.21% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 106 Votes: 55.66% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 33 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 43 Votes: 62.79% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 51.28% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 83 Votes: 45.78% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 103 Votes: 56.31% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 234 Votes: 61.97% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 250 Votes: 47.60% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 226 Votes: 42.92% Annoying