Husband Kimmel
| Husband E. Kimmel | |
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Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
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| Birth name | Husband Benjamin Ronald Kimmel |
| Nickname(s) | "Kim" |
| Born | February 26, 1882 Henderson, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 1968 (aged 86) Groton, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1904–1942 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Commands held | United States Pacific Fleet |
| Battles/wars |
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| Awards |
Mexican Service Medal World War I Victory Medal World War II Victory Medal |
Husband Edward Kimmel (February 26, 1882 – May 14, 1968), nicknamed "Kim", was an admiral in the United States Navy. At the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he was Commander in Chief of the United States Fleet (CINCUS) and the U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT). He was removed from command after the December 1941 attack and reduced from four-star to the two-star rank of rear admiral. He retired from the Navy in early 1942.
Kimmel was born in Henderson, Kentucky, on February 26, 1882, to Sibella "Sibbie" Lambert Kimmel (1846–1919) and Major Manning Marius Kimmel (1832–1916), a veteran of Confederate States Army duty during the American Civil War. He married Dorothy Kinkaid (1890–1975), sister of Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, with whom he had three sons: Manning, Thomas K. Kimmel and Edward R. Kimmel.
Kimmel graduated in 1904 from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. From 1906 to 1907 he served on several battleships in the Caribbean. In 1907 he was assigned to the USS Georgia during its participation in the circumnavigatory cruise of the Great White Fleet. Kimmel then served in the U.S. occupation of Veracruz, Mexico, during which he was wounded in April 1914.
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