Ernest King - Dates of Rank

Dates of Rank

  • Midshipman – June 1901
Ensign Lieutenant Junior Grade Lieutenant Lieutenant Commander Commander Captain
O-1 O-2 O-3 O-4 O-5 O-6
7 June 1903 Never Held 7 June 1906 1 July 1913 1 July 1917 21 September 1918
Rear Admiral (lower half) Rear Admiral (upper half) Vice Admiral Admiral Fleet Admiral
O-7 O-8 O-9 O-10 O-11
Never Held 26 April 1933 29 January 1938 1 February 1941 17 December 1944

King never held the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade although, for administrative reasons, his service record annotates his promotion to Lieutenant, and Lieutenant J.G., on the same day.

All DOR referenced from Buell's "Master of Sea Power", pp. xii-xv.

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