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Fechteler commanded Indiana before being promoted
to rear admiral and serving as Barbey's
indispensible right hand during the advance along the north coast of New Guinea. Fechteler was given
command of Amphibian
Group 8 for the landings
in the Philippines. He
spent the
last months of the war as Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel.
Postwar Fechteler served as Chief of Naval Operations,
the senior officer in the Navy, from 1951 to 1953.
| 1896-3-6
|
Born at San Rafael, California |
|
| 1916 |
Ensign
|
Graduates from Naval Academy.
Assigned to BB Pennsylvania |
| 1940-12 |
Commander | Chief of staff, Destroyers,
Battle Force |
| 1942-2 |
Assistant Director, Officer Personnel Division, Burea of Navigation | |
| 1942 |
Captain |
Director, Officer Personnel
Division, Burea of Navigation |
| 1943-8-10
|
Commander, BB Indiana | |
| 1944-1-13 |
Rear
admiral |
Deputy Commander, 7
Amphibious Force |
| 1944-8 |
|
Commander, Amphibian
Group 8 |
| 1945-3 |
Assistant Chief of Naval
Personnel |
|
| 1947-2 |
Vice admiral |
Deputy Chief of Naval
Operations, Personnel |
| 1950-1 |
Admiral |
Commander, Atlantic Fleet |
| 1951-8 |
Chief of Naval Operations |
|
| 1953-8 |
Commander, Allied Forces,
Southern Europe |
|
| 1956-7 |
Retires |
|
| 1967-7-4 |
Dies |
References
Naval
Historical Center (accessed 2008-9-16)
Pettibone (2006)
Tuohy (2007)
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