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Fleet Admiral Ernest King was the Chief of Naval Operation.
At the time of Pearl Harbor Harold Stark was the head of the Navy - Chief of Naval Operations, and Husband Kimmel was commander of the US Pacific Fleet. Within a few weeks of Pearl Harbor Stark was replaced by Ernest King as CNO, and Chester Nimitz took over in the Pacific. Stark went to Europe and commanded the Atlantic Fleet, and Kimmel was unfairly made a scapegoat for Pearl Harbor. King and Nimitz remained in those jobs throughout the war.
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Admirals Nimitz and Halsey were the over all Naval commanders of the American Fleet in World War 2.
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Admiral Chester William Nimitz
Admirals Ernest J King and Chester Nimitz, to name two Cincpac Six-stripers! Cincpac- means commander In chief- Pacific theatre.
Five-star Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, Commander in Chief of the US Pacific Fleet and commander in chief of the Pacific Ocean Areas for US and Allied air, land and sea forces.
Admiral Nimitz, Admiral Halsey and Admiral Fletcher and Spruance. Nimitz was the Fleet Admiral.

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There were probably quite a few. However one of the first would have been Rear Admiral Sir Henry Harwood. On 13th December, 1939 he was Commodore South American Division of the American & West Indies Station flying his flag on HMNZS Achilles when the pocket battleship Graf Spee was sighted by Hunting Group G, HMS Exeter, HMS Ajax & HMNZS Achilles, (HMS Cumberland was under repair in the Falklands). For this action he was promoted to Rear Admiral on 23rd december, 1939. Good answer above. Admiral Somerville was in command of Force H which was instrumental in the pursuit & sinking of the Bismarck.

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If your talking Commander in Chief of the fleet -- Ernie King. If your talking "the" US naval leader -- FDR.

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Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll until Nov. 15th, 1944 when he was relieved by Admiral J.H. Ingram

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Dwight Eighsenhower or however you spell it.

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Chester Nimitz.

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admiral Walton

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Ernest J king

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