King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956

Staff members of the Commander Aircraft Battle Force are seated and posed for a photograph in San Diego, California. Standing, from left to right: Lieutenant Coe; [illegible]; Lieutenant Commander Stubbs; Major Thaxton; [illegible]; Lieutenant Harris; Lieutenant Commander Pitts; Lieutenant Commander Glover. Seated from left to right: Commander Duncan; [illegible]; [illegible]; Vice Admiral Ernest King; Captain Bellinger; Commander Royce; Commander Ballentine.

Color portrait of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King (1878-1956), Chief of Naval Operations, 1942-1945.

Color portrait of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King (1878-1956), Chief of Naval Operations, 1942-1945. From: HST estate 12/3/74; transferred from Museum Collection 5/28/75.

Shown in the President's box at the Penn State-Navy football game are (left to right): Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Admiral Ernest J. King; General Harry Vaughan; Gwyneth (Mrs. Aubrey W.) Fitch; President Harry S. Truman; Admiral Aubrey Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy. From the album, Visit of President Truman to the U.S. Naval Academy.

Photo of President Sergio Osmena of the Philippines, left, awarding the Medal for Valor, highest Philippine decoration, to Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, center, as Admiral Ernest J. King, right, looks on. From: Beth Gore.

Admiral Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval Operations, offers his congratulations to Admiral Chester Nimitz, who will take over King's post. From: Beth Gore

President Harry S. Truman leaving the Army-Navy football game in 1945 with Admiral Ernest J. King (to the left of Mr. Truman) and Admiral William Leahy (to the right of Mr. Truman). From: A leather bound album of 21 8 x 10 photos of the Trumans attending the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia in 1945. Gift of Walter Annenberg.

President Harry S. Truman (center) surrounded by reporters as he leaves the game upon its completion, accompanied by Admiral Ernest King (to the right of President Truman). The President spent the first half of the game in an Army box seat and the second half in the Navy stands. From a leather bound album of photos of the Trumans' attending the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia in 1945.

President Harry S. Truman leaving the game upon its completion. Admirals William Leahy and Ernest King look on. The President spent the first half of the game in an Army box seat and the second half in the Navy stands. From a leather bound album of photos of the Trumans' attending the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia in 1945.

President Harry S. Truman standing and waving from back of a car in a motorcade to the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia. Admiral William Leahy, Bess Truman can be seen seated in the car. Admiral Ernest J. King can be seen at right. From a leather bound album of photos of the Trumans attending the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia.