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Naval History and Heritage Command #NH 90928
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John H. Newton was Commander, Cruisers,
Scouting Force at the
outbreak of war. At the moment of the attack on Pearl Harbor, he
was in tactical command of the Lexington
task force,
which was on the way to deliver
aircraft to Midway. After war broke
out, the Lexington force was
given to the more senior Brown,
and Newton commanded its screen. Relieved before the end of the year,
he was given
command of the South
Pacific Area in June 1944, when it had lost
almost
all strategic relevance.
Newton was considered a capable administrator and
served in high administrative postings during most of the war.
| 1881 |
Born |
|
| 1905 |
Midshipman |
Graduates from Naval Academy |
| 1941-2-1
|
Rear
admiral |
Commander, Cruisers, Scouting Force |
| 1941-12-31
|
Commander, Scouting
Force, Pacific Fleet |
|
| 1942-4-3
|
Deputy commander, Pacific
Ocean Areas |
|
| 1944-2-28
|
Deputy commander, South
Pacific Area |
|
| 1944-6-16
|
Commander, South Pacific Area | |
| 1948 |
Dies |
References
Parrish
(1978)
Pettibone (2006)
Tuohy (2007)
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