MILITARY PERSONNEL

Frank Jack Fletcher

1885 - 1973

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Jack Fletcher is the 911th most popular military personnel (down from 791st in 2019), the 3,106th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,298th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Frank Jack Fletcher ranks 911 out of 2,058. Before him are Kosta Pećanac, Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Erich Rudorffer, Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, Hermocrates, and Adolphe Marbot. After him are Walther von Lüttwitz, Prince Franz of Bavaria, Karl Fritzsch, Ludwig Crüwell, Alphonse Juin, and Michael Lippert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Frank Jack Fletcher ranks 85. Before him are Nikolai Krylenko, John Edensor Littlewood, Paul von Hase, Aleksandras Stulginskis, Dora Pejačević, and Lev Rudnev. After him are Agustín Barrios, Constantin Sănătescu, Viktor Schauberger, Pierre Renoir, James Scott, and Karl Genzken. Among people deceased in 1973, Frank Jack Fletcher ranks 96. Before him are Jarno Saarinen, Soong Ai-ling, Joseph Szigeti, Betty Grable, Alois Hába, and Fuad Chehab. After him are Johannes Aavik, Jack Hawkins, Tanzan Ishibashi, Alexander Orlov, Yaakov Dori, and Ramón de la Fuente Leal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Jack Fletcher ranks 3,106 out of 20,380. Before him are Joseph Kittinger (1928), Toby Keith (1961), Tim Scott (1965), Melissa Leo (1960), Joan Didion (1934), and Annie Potts (1952). After him are Elizabeth Bolden (1890), Bill Cobbs (1934), John Kennedy Toole (1937), Alfre Woodard (1952), Gabby Giffords (1970), and Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Frank Jack Fletcher ranks 53. Before him are Paul Revere (1735), Doc Holliday (1851), Henry H. Arnold (1886), Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), Joseph Dunford (1955), and Joseph E. Johnston (1807). After him are Joseph Stilwell (1883), George B. McClellan (1826), James Bowie (1796), Matthew Ridgway (1895), Frank Serpico (1936), and Thomas J. Hudner Jr. (1924).

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