Nickname(s) "Ted" Name Frederick Sherman | Rank Vice Admiral Years of service 1910-1947 | |
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Allegiance United States of America Commands held USS Lexington (CV-2)
Fifth Fleet Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Battle of Coral Sea
Battle of Midway
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Okinawa Died July 27, 1957, San Diego, California, United States Education United States Naval Academy Battles and wars World War I, Battle of the Coral Sea Similar People William Halsey - Jr, Mineichi Koga, Jinichi Kusaka, George Kenney, Shigeyoshi Inoue | ||
Service/branch United States Navy | ||
Frederick Carl Sherman (May 27, 1888 – July 27, 1957) was a highly decorated admiral of the United States Navy during World War II.
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Biography
Sherman was born in Port Huron, Michigan in 1888. His grandfather, Loren Sherman, was the longtime editor and publisher of The Daily Times in Port Huron. His father, Frederick Ward Sherman, sold the newspaper in 1907 and moved to California, where he was editor and publisher of The Daily Independent in Santa Barbara in 1911.
Sherman graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1910. He served as commanding officer of submarines H-2 and O-2 during World War I.
After becoming a naval aviator, Sherman served as executive officer of USS Saratoga (CV-3) in 1937, and of Naval Air Station San Diego to 1938. He commanded USS Lexington (CV-2) from 1940 until her loss in the Battle of the Coral Sea. Promoted to rear admiral, he served as assistant chief of staff to COMINCH Admiral Ernest King until the end of 1942. He served in the Fast Carrier Task Force, as Commander, Carrier Division 2 in 1943, and as Commander, Task Group 38.3 in 1944–45.
Sherman was a three-time winner of the Navy Cross. Promoted to vice admiral in 1945, he became Commander, United States Fifth Fleet before retiring in 1947. Sherman died on 27 July 1957 in San Diego, California, and the Frederick C. Sherman Field on nearby San Clemente Island was dedicated in his honor on 11 January 1961.
Sherman wrote Combat Command, a history of the Pacific Theater of World War II, drawing on his personal experiences. Combat Command was published in 1950 by E.P. Dutton Inc, and again by Bantam Books in 1982.
Decorations
Here is the ribbon bar of Vice Admiral Frederick C. Sherman: