King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956

Admiral Ernest J. King arrives at his headquarters at the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Admiral Ernest J. King, left, and Rear Admiral Howard A. Flanigan salute the Military Police officers as they leave Cecilienhof Palace, scene of the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany after a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Henry H. Arnold follows in the rear. From Potsdam album, 1945.

United States and Soviet Chiefs of Staff meet in the Cecilienhof Palace during the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. In the group are General Antonov (center rear, with map in front of him), Chief of Russian Military Staff; General George C. Marshall (right); General Henry Arnold (seated at General Marshall's left); and Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval Operations (on General Marshall's right). Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

United States and Soviet Chiefs of Staff meet in the Cecilienhof Palace during the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. In the group are General Antonov (seated in large chair, center rear), Chief of Russian Military Staff; General George C. Marshall (right); General Henry Arnold (seated at General Marshall's left); and Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval Operations (on General Marshall's right). Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, U. S. Navy, arrives at the residence of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill for a dinner given by the Prime Minister for President Harry S. Truman and Soviet leader Josef Stalin during the Potsdam Conference in Germany. The Guard of Honor, formed by the Scots Guards of the British Brigade of Foot Guards, flanks pathway leading to the house. From Potsdam album, 1945.

Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King (left), accompanied by Commander R. E. Dornin, mount the steps to their quarters near the conference area during the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From Potsdam album, 1945

General of the Army George C. Marshall passes parade during the Potsdam Conference. Front row, left to right: General Henry H. Arnold, Marshal Sir Charles Portal, Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander, and General Marshall. Behind General Marshall is Admiral Ernest J. King. Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album. 1945.

Chiefs of staff attend a meeting during the Potsdam Conference. From left to right, Brigadier General A. J. McFarland, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Admiral Ernest J. King. From Potsdam album, 1945

From left to right, Brigadier General Andrew J. McFarland, Fleet Admiral William Leahy, and Fleet Admiral Ernest King at a conference table at the headquarters of the Combined Chiefs of Staff during the Potsdam Conference in Germany. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

Portrait of Admiral Ernest J. King. Original is oversize.