Chief of Naval Operations
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe Chief of Naval Operations is an administrative post created in mid-1915 to serve as the military head of the U.S. Navy, replacing the position of Aide for Naval Operations.
Responsibilities
Dates of appointment given:
- Admiral William S. Benson, 11 May, 1915[1] – 25 September, 1919[2]
- Admiral Robert E. Coontz, 1 November, 1919[3] – 21 July, 1923[4]
- Admiral Edward W. Eberle, 21 July, 1923[5] – 14 November, 1927[6]
- Admiral Charles F. Hughes, 14 November, 1927[7] – 17 September, 1930[8]
- Admiral William V. Pratt, 17 September, 1930[9] – 30 June, 1933[10]
- Admiral William H. Standley, 1 July, 1933[11] – 1 January, 1937[12]
- Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, 2 January, 1937[13] – 1 August, 1939[14]
- Admiral Harold R. Stark, 1 August, 1939[15] – 2 March, 1942[16]
- Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, 2 March, 1942[17] – 15 December, 1945[18]
- Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, 15 December, 1945[19] – 15 December, 1947[20]
- Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, 15 December, 1947[21] – 2 November, 1949[22]
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