Thomas C. Kinkaid
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid (3 April 1888 – 17 November 1972) menjabat sebagai laksamana dalam Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat pada Perang Dunia II. Ia membangun sebuah reputasi sebagai "laksamana penyerang" dalam pertempuran-pertempuran kapal induk tahun 1942 dan mengkomandani pasukan Sekutu dalam Kampanye Kepulauan Aleutia. Ia adalah Komandan Angkatan Laut Sekutu dan Seventh Fleet di bawah kepemimpinan Jenderal Besar Douglas MacArthur di Kawasan Pasifik Barat Daya, dimana ia ikut serta dalam sejumlah operas amfibi, dan memngkomandani armada Sekutu saat Pertempuran Teluk Leyte, pertempuran angkatan laut terbesar pada Perang Dunia II dan pertempuran angkatan laut antar kapal tempur terakhir dalam sejarah.
| Thomas C. Kinkaid | |
|---|---|
  Laksamana Thomas C. Kinkaid | |
| Nama lahir | Thomas Cassin Kinkaid |
| Lahir | 3 April 1888 Hanover, New Hampshire |
| Meninggal | 17 November 1972 (umur 84) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Dikebumikan | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Pengabdian |  Amerika Serikat |
| Dinas/cabang |  United States Navy |
| Lama dinas | 1908–1950 |
| Pangkat |  Laksamana |
| Komandan | Eastern Sea Frontier Sixteenth Fleet Seventh Fleet USS Indianapolis USS Isherwood |
| Perang/pertempuran | Perang Dunia I Republik Dominika (1916) Perang Yunani-Turki (1919–1922) Perang Dunia II: |
| Penghargaan | Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3) Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Companion of the Order of the Bath (Australia) Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Belanda) Grand Cordon of the Order of Precious Tripod (China) Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold (Belgia) Croix de guerre with Palm (Belgia) |
| Hubungan | Husband E. Kimmel (saudara ipar) Manning Kimmel (keponakan) |
| Pekerjaan lain | National Security Training Commission American Battle Monuments Commission |
Referensi
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- Kinkaid, Thomas C. (1921), "Probability and Accuracy of Gun Fire", Proceedings, Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute (October 1921): 1543–1552
- — (1922), "Naval Corps, Specialization and Efficiency", Proceedings, Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute (September 1922): 1491–1500
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- — (1994), First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, ISBN 1-59114-472-8
- — (2006), Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jack Fletcher at Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, ISBN 1-59114-475-2
- Morison, Samuel Eliot (1948), The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943, History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, OCLC 18472361
- — (1949), Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions, May 1942 – August 1942, History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, OCLC 499680479
- — (1950), Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier: 22 July 1942–1 May 1944, History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, OCLC 10310299
- — (1951), The Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, June 1942 – April 1944, History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, OCLC 52192323
- — (1953), New Guinea and the Marianas, March 1944 – August 1944, History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, OCLC 60250702
- — (1958), Leyte, June 1944 – January 1945, History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, OCLC 52204538
- Reynolds, Clark G. (1978), Famous American Admirals, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, ISBN 1-55750-006-1, OCLC 3912797
- Wheeler, Gerald E. (1994), Kinkaid of the Seventh Fleet: A Biography of Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, U.S. Navy, Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, ISBN 0-945274-26-2, OCLC 31078997
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