Frank Jack Fletcher
| 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.
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| Born |
April 29, 1885 Marshalltown, Iowa |
| Died | April 25, 1973 (aged 87) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1906–1947 |
| Rank |
 Admiral
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| Awards |
Medal of Honor Navy Cross Navy Distinguished Service Medal Purple Heart |
| Relations | Nephew of Frank Friday Fletcher |
Frank Jack Fletcher (April 29, 1885 – April 25, 1973) was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. Fletcher was the operational commander at the pivotal Battles of Coral Sea and of Midway. As a lieutenant, Fletcher was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in battle at Veracruz. He was the nephew of Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, who was also awarded the Medal of Honor for actions at Veracruz.
Fletcher was born in Marshalltown, Iowa on April 29, 1885. Appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy from his native state in 1902, he graduated from Annapolis on February 12, 1906 and commissioned an Ensign on February 13, 1908 following two years at sea.
The early years of his career were spent on the battleships Rhode Island, Ohio, and Maine. He also spent time on Eagle and Franklin. In November 1909 he was assigned to the destroyer Chauncey, operating as part of the Asiatic Torpedo Flotilla. Fletcher assumed command of the destroyer Dale in April 1910 and in March 1912 he returned to Chauncey as her Commanding Officer. In December 1912 he was transferred to the battleship USS Florida. In April 1914 he was aboard that battleship, the flagship of his uncle Frank Friday Fletcher, during the United States occupation of Veracruz, Mexico. He won the Medal of Honor for the rescue of refugees on the transport Esperanza (see citation below).
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