Richmond turner

Admiral Kelly Turner was one of the central figures in the wartime and pre-war U. Navy, emphasizing carrier and amphibious warfare well in the early s.

Richmond turner: Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner (May

Above all else he was a Californian. He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy and graduated in He was promoted to the rank of captain while at the Naval War College in July , remaining there as a member of the staff of Strategic Section, at the end of which assignment he elected to return to the line. Fleet commander Admiral Ernest J.

King as assistant chief of staff. Thus, Admiral Turner played a key role in planning the Navy;s strategy for the war in the Pacific, particularly the amphibious aspect, leading to his appointment in July as Commander Amphibious force in the South Pacific. During this period, he briefed Vice-Admiral Robert L. He retained this command under Halsey and advanced his forces through to Rendova Island.

After losing his flagship there, he turned command over to Theodore Stark Wilkinson and left for Pearl Harbor, there receiving command over yet another amphibious force, this time the entire forces of Spruance's Fifth Fleet. Following these successful though sometimes bloody operations, Turner was promoted to Vice-Admiral in March , and became Commander Amphibious Forces Pacific, simultaneously retaining command of the Fifth Amphibious Force command until April