John L. Hall, Jr.
| John Lesslie Hall, Jr. | |
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Rear Admiral Hall on board USS Ancon during the Normandy invasion, June 1944.
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| Nickname(s) | "Viking of Assault" |
| Born | April 11, 1891 Williamsburg, Virginia, United States |
| Died | March 6, 1978 (aged 86) Scottsdale, Arizona, United States |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1913–1953 |
| Rank |
 Admiral
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| Commands held |
USS Childs USS Asheville USS Arkansas Northwest African Sea Frontier Amphibious Force, North African Waters 11th Amphibious Force Task Force 55 Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet Western Sea Frontier Pacific Reserve Fleet Armed Forces Staff College |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2) Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) |
| Relations | John Lesslie Hall (father) |
Admiral John Lesslie Hall, Jr. (11 April 1891 – 6 March 1978) was a senior officer of the United States Navy, who served during World War II.
Hall, son of the literary scholar John Lesslie Hall, was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, and attended The College of William & Mary for three years before transferring to the U.S. Naval Academy where he graduated in 1913. He starred in American football for three seasons at William and Mary and four years at the Naval Academy. As a matter of fact, he excelled in three sports at the Academy and was awarded the coveted "Academy Sword" for athletic excellence.
As a junior officer he served in the battleships North Dakota and Utah. During World War I he trained engineering personnel on the battleship Illinois, and was engineering officer of the destroyer Philip. During the years following the war he had sea duty, mainly in destroyers, and served ashore as a Naval Academy instructor.
From the mid-1920s until 1934, Hall was successively an Aide to the Naval District commandant at Charleston, South Carolina, Executive Officer of the submarine tender Camden, Commanding Officer of the destroyer Childs, spent three years with the Naval Academy's physical training and athletics programs, and was a Navigation Officer on the battleship Wyoming.
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