Every 5 Star Admiral in American History, Part 1

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  • @Explains
    @Explains  ปีที่แล้ว +6

    If you liked the video, then be sure to subscribe and like. If you have any topic suggestions, reply to this comment and I'll consider. Thanks for watching!

  • @Harldin
    @Harldin ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Another fact about Leahy, he had the first of a new class of Cruisers named after him just months after his death, which meant this group of ships was named the Leahy Class (one of the highest honours in any navy).

  • @IAMME000
    @IAMME000 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Good video, but as a former sailor I cringed every time you said en-SIGN, lol

    • @Explains
      @Explains  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh my bad, thanks for letting me know! I’ll make sure to pronounce it right for my next video.

    • @Daniel-tr6qo
      @Daniel-tr6qo ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I saw this comment before the video started. Once I heard him say it, I was like whoa. But he still did a good job on the video

    • @DavidMcdonald-df8tb
      @DavidMcdonald-df8tb ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It shows good character to admit to a mistake and correct it in the future.

  • @719lance
    @719lance ปีที่แล้ว +8

    We’re Sailors, not soldiers. Otherwise good video

  • @markhaas9159
    @markhaas9159 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Actually, William Halsey received his fifth star during peacetime. Of the nine US five-star flag officer, William "Bull" Halsey is the only one to receive his fifth star during peacetime. Omar Bradley received his fifth star during the Korean War, which wasn't a war, because Congress did not declare the Korean Action as a war.

  • @joeavent5554
    @joeavent5554 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There were no E-8s and E-9s during WW2. Those grades were created about 1958. Your video is slightly skewed.
    Commodore existed during WW2 vs Rear Admiral LH. Numerous navies continue to use commodore today.

  • @roberthudson1959
    @roberthudson1959 ปีที่แล้ว

    Admiral of the Navy George Dewey is senior to any of the WW2 fleet admirals. Admiral of the navy is the equivalent of general of the armies.

  • @awarningtothecuriouswerewolves
    @awarningtothecuriouswerewolves ปีที่แล้ว

    Was Leahy the Admiral mention in "An Army at Dawn" by Rick Atkinson? wsj

  • @billallen8998
    @billallen8998 ปีที่แล้ว

    I must have missed it...when was he promoted to cap-TANE?

  • @Tomkinsbc
    @Tomkinsbc ปีที่แล้ว

    I was under the impression that Admiral Kimmel who was a fleet commander in Pearl Hbr. The reason for this is that I was watching a special on TV and after the Congressional Hearing into his appeal of the dereliction of duty verdict against him and General Short, where they reverse the verdict of dereliction of duty and cleared him of any wrong doing. Congress had decided from the information he was not given information the government had and was given the wrong information that he had asked for. In the special I think they were saying that the family has been after the President to reinstate him with the 5th star as admiral even though he has past away since. I could be wrong but I thought they had said that he was a 5 star admiral and one of the few. Can anyone elaborate on that.

    • @Explains
      @Explains  ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re entirely correct about everything except for the five star part - his family is trying to get him reinstated to the rank of admiral, or 4 stars.

  • @KasFromMass
    @KasFromMass 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Spruance got hosed.

  • @666toysoldier
    @666toysoldier ปีที่แล้ว

    I find it amusing that every chief of police and sheriff wears five stars.

    • @bartschwartz9233
      @bartschwartz9233 ปีที่แล้ว

      More honory like he the head boss top brass but meaning little in reality

  • @buildingglocks5797
    @buildingglocks5797 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What’s the point of dividing the videos

    • @Explains
      @Explains  ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve been pretty busy lately - if I was to make one video it would take too long to make.

    • @tomsnelling4603
      @tomsnelling4603 ปีที่แล้ว

      These people are not “soldiers “. They’re SAILORS !

  • @billallen8998
    @billallen8998 ปีที่แล้ว

    Leahy did not command forces in a foreign theatre, should not have been given a fifth star. He was just a political admiral. And he received the Navy cross, he did not win it.