Harry E. Yarnell
Admiral Harry Ervin Yarnell (18 October 1875 - 7 July 1959) was an American naval officer whose career spanned 51 years and three wars, from the Spanish-American War through World War II.
Among his achievements was proving in war games in 1932 that Pearl Harbor was vulnerable to a naval aerial attack, only to have his findings dismissed by his superiors until the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the base in 1941 in the same manner that Yarnell predicted.
Read more about Harry E. Yarnell: Early Life and Naval Career, Assignments Through World War I, Interwar Assignments, World War II, Decorations, Namesake
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