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Frank Jack Fletcher | |
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![]() Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, USN Photographed aboard USS Saratoga, September 17, 1942. Official U.S. Navy photograph. | |
Nickname(s) | Black Jack |
Born | Marshalltown, Iowa, US | April 29, 1885
Died | April 25, 1973 Bethesda, Maryland, US | (aged 87)
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Years of service | 1906–1947 |
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Relations | Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher (uncle) |
Frank Jack Fletcher (April 29, 1885 – April 25, 1973) was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. Fletcher commanded five different task forces through the war; he was the operational task force commander at the pivotal battles of the Coral Sea and Midway, which collectively resulted in the sinking of five Japanese aircraft carriers.
In 1914, then Lieutenant Fletcher was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the battle at Veracruz. He was the nephew of Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, who was also awarded the Medal of Honor for actions at Veracruz.
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