Thomas C. Kinkaid

(1888-1972)

Admiral of the United States Navy during World War II

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Thomas Cassin Kinkaid (3 April 1888 – 17 November 1972) served as an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. He built a reputation as a "fighting admiral" in the aircraft carrier battles of 1942 and commanded the Allied forces in the Aleutian Islands Campaign. He was Commander Allied Naval Forces and the Seventh Fleet under General of the Army Douglas MacArthur in the Southwest Pacific Area, where he conducted numerous amphibious operations, and commanded an Allied fleet during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle of World War II and the last naval battle between battleships in history.

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Born	3 April 1888 Hanover, New Hampshire
Died	17 November 1972 (aged 84) Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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William Halsey, Jr. · Associate · 1882-1959 · United States admiral edit info

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Jesse B. Oldendorf · Associate · 1887-1974 · Recipient of the Purple Heart medal edit info

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