Early Life
Kimmel was born in Henderson, Kentucky, on February 26, 1882, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1904. His father, Major Manning Marius Kimmel (1832–1916), served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. His mother was the former Miss Sibella "Sibbie" Lambert. Husband was married to Dorothy Kinkaid, sister of Thomas C. Kinkaid, with whom he had two sons, Manning and Thomas Kimmel.
Before reaching flag rank, he served on several battleships, commanded two destroyer divisions, a destroyer squadron, and the battleship USS New York. He also held a number of important positions on flag staffs and in the Navy Department, and completed the senior course at the Naval War College.
After promotion to rear admiral in 1937, he commanded Cruiser Division Seven on a diplomatic cruise to South America and then became Commander of Cruisers, Battle Force, in 1939.
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