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An able ship handler, Glenn Davis commanded battleship Washington through the Guadalcanal campaign, including
the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. He commanded a battleship division at
the time
of the New Georgia landings and throughout
the remainder of the war. He was a member of the Court of Inquiry that
concluded Halsey was
guilty of nonculpable errors of judgement in sailing into the path of a
typhoon.
| 1942-7-25 |
Captain |
Commander, BB Washington |
| 1943-4-27
|
Rear
admiral |
Commander, Battleship Division 8 |
| 1951-7-1
|
Commander, 6 Naval District |
References
Naval
Historical
Center (accessed 2008-3-28)
Pettibone (2006)
Tuohy (2007)
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