Theodore Stark Wilkinson (22 December 1888 – 21 February 1946) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ...

Wilkinson was born on 22 December 1888 at Annapolis, Md.—entered the United States Naval Academy in 1905 and graduated first in the class of 1909. He served the two years of sea duty then required by law prior to commissioning, in the battleships Kansas (BB-21) and South Carolina (BB-26), before he received his ensign's commission on 5 June 1911. After instruction at George Washington University, Washington, D.C., under the auspices of the Bureau of Ordnance (BuOrd), Wilkinson reported to the battleship Florida (BB-30) on 25 July 1913 for sea duty. During his time in that dreadnought, Ens. Wilkinson led Florida's 2d Company in action during the landings on 21 and 22 April 1914 at Veracruz, Mexico. For his skillful and courageous leadership of that unit of the battleship's landing force and his exhibition of "eminent and conspicuous" conduct, he received the Medal of Honor. December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Nickname: Americas Sailing Capital , Naptown Founded Incorporated 1649 1708  County Anne Arundel County Mayor Ellen O. Moyer (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 19. ... The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is located in Annapolis, Maryland. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... HMS Victory in 1884 In naval warfare, battleships were the most heavily armed and armored warships afloat. ... USS Kansas (BB-21), a Connecticut-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 34th state. ... USS South Carolina (BB-26), the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the eighth state. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The George Washington University (GWU) is a private university in Washington, D.C., founded in 1821 as The Columbian College. ... Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ... The United States Bureau of Ordnance was the U.S. Navys organization responsibile for the procurement, storage, and deployment of all naval ordnance from 1818-1967 (albeit under various names). ... The fifth United States Navy ship Florida (BB-30) was a Florida class battleship, the lead ship of her class of two (USS Utah (BB-31) being the other). ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Dreadnought may refer to HMS Dreadnought, the name of several warships of the Royal Navy A generic term for early 20th century battleships following the launch of the revolutionary HMS Dreadnought in 1906 The Workers Dreadnought, a newspaper of the suffragettes A type of Acoustic Guitar - full bodied in a... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Veracruz from space, July 1997 The city of Veracruz is a major port city on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. ... The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ...

On 4 August, he was transferred to the armored cruiser Tennessee (ACR-10) and two days later sailed eastward in her across the Atlantic. Tennessee and North Carolina (ACR-12) were ordered to European waters to evacuate Americans trapped on the continent by the outbreak of World War I. On 3 September, he became an assistant to the naval attache at Paris and a month later left that post to join North Carolina in the Mediterranean. Subsequently, the young officer had tours of sea duty: first as aide, to Commander, 2d Division, Atlantic Fleet, and then as aide to the commander of the 7th Division. August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... Armored cruiser General-Admiral (1873) Armored cruiser USS Brooklyn (1898) Armored cruiser HMS Good Hope (1901) Armored cruiser SMS Blücher (1908) The armored cruiser was a naval cruiser protected by armor on its sides as well as on the decks and gun positions. ... The second USS Tennessee (ACR-10), also referred to Armored Cruiser No. ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... The second USS North Carolina (ACR-12), also referred to as Armored Cruiser No. ... Europe forms the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machine guns, and poison gas World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations and... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... The Atlantic Fleet (USLANTFLT) of the United States Navy is the part of the Navy responsible for operations in around the Atlantic Ocean. ...

From July 1916 to July 1919, Wilkinson served with distinction as the head of the Experimental Section, Bureau of Ordnance, where he developed ordnance materials and devices, most notable being a noxious gas filler for shells and an "exceptionally satisfactory smoke screen". Additionally, he was deemed largely responsible for the successful design of a depth charge and for the development of the firing mechanism of the Mark VI mine used in the North Sea Mine Barrage. 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Ordnance is a general term for a quantity of military equipment, usually specifying the ammunition for artillery, bombs, or other large weapons. ... A U.S. Army Humvee laying a smoke screen A smoke-screen is a release of smoke in order to mask the movement or location of military units such as infantry, tanks or ships. ... Depth Charge used by U.S. Navy later in World War II The depth charge is the oldest anti-submarine weapon. ...

Following that tour ashore—for which he received a letter of commendation—Wilkinson went to sea, first serving as gunnery officer in the battleship Kansas and later as fire control officer in Pennsylvania (BB-38). In 1921 and 1922, Wilkinson commanded, in succession, the destroyers Osborne (DD-295), Goff (DD-247), and Taylor (DD-94), before he returned to BuOrd's experimental section. The second USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was the lead ship of her class of US Navy super-dreadnought battleships. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... USS Osborne (DD-295) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Weedon E. Osborne. ... USS Goff (DD-247) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Secretary of the Navy Nathan Goff, Jr. ... The first USS Taylor (DD-94) was a Wickes-class destroyer in World War I and the years following. ...

After commanding King (DD-242) from January 1925 to December 1926, Wilkinson headed the Records Section of the Bureau of Navigation (BuNav) Officer Personnel Division. In June 1930, he became fleet gunnery officer and aide to Commander, Scouting Fleet (later, Commander, Scouting Force), Rear Admiral A. L. Willard. Detached from that duty in December 1931, he soon assumed the duties of secretary to the Navy's General Board. While in that assignment, Wilkinson had additional duty during the arms limitation talks at Geneva in 1933 and in London in 1934. The first USS King (DD-242) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Frank Ragan King. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Bureau of Navigation was an agency established in 1884 to enforce US laws laws relating to the construction, equipment, operation, inspection, safety, and documentation of merchant vessels. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jet dEau in Geneva Geneva (French: Genève) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland, situated where Lake Geneva (known in French as Lac Léman) flows into the Rhône River. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben London and the Regions of England London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of approximately 13,945,000 [1]. Londons population includes... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

From September 1934 to June 1936, Wilkinson served as executive officer of Indianapolis (CA-35). Over the next three years, he headed the Planning Division of BuNav and then returned to Indianapolis, this time in a staff capacity, as Chief of Staff to Commander, Scouting Force. In January 1941, he fleeted up to command the battleship Mississippi (BB-41). 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy. ... 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... USS Mississippi (BB-41/AG-128), a New Mexico-class battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 20th state. ...

Detached from that duty in September 1941 and promoted to flag rank, Wilkinson—as a rear admiral—became the director of the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), in October, a post in which he worked for the next 10 months. Subsequently reporting for duty as Commander, Battleship Division 2, Pacific Fleet, in August 1942, Wilkinson eventually became Deputy Commander, South Pacific Area and South Pacific Force on 30 January 1943 and acted in that capacity until July 1944, when he assumed command of the 3d Amphibious Force, South Pacific. The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) was established in the United States Navy in 1882 in the wake of the American Civil War. ... The United States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) is part of the US Navy. ... This article is about the year. ... Pacific Ocean Areas was a major Allied military command during World War II. It was one of four major commands during the Pacific War, and one of two United States commands in the Pacific theatre of operations. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ...

In that billet, Wilkinson earned the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM), for commanding the forces that supported the assaults on New Georgia, Vella Lavella and the Treasury Islands; and established a "highly important" position on the west coast of Bougainville. Subsequently redesignated as Commander, 3d Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, with the rank of vice admiral, on 12 August 1944, Wilkinson won a gold star in lieu of a second DSM for his leadership in the assaults that took Peleliu and then Angaur, in the Palaus; and Ulithi, in the Carolines. The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is an award of the United States Navy and United States Marines which was first created in 1919. ... The battle of New Georgia was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. It was part of Operation Cartwheel, and was fought in the New Georgia group of islands in the central Solomon Islands from 10 June 1943 to August 25, 1943 between forces of Japan and... This article is about the island; Bougainville is also the name of a commune in the Somme d̩partement of France. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Like the bloody World War II island campaigns before it, the battle of Peleliu was a fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific. ... Battle of Angaur Conflict World War II, Pacific War Date 17 September 1944 Р30 September 1944 Place Angaur, Palau Islands Result American victory The battle of Angaur was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Angaur in the Palau Islands from 17... Ulithi is an atoll in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, about 100 km (62 mi) east of Yap. ... The Caroline Islands should not be confused with Caroline Island, part of Kiribati (Southern Line Islands), also in the central Pacific. ...

Subsequently, Wilkinson earned another gold star in lieu of a third DSM, for commanding Task Force 79 (TF 79) in action in the Philippines between 1 October 1944 and 18 January 1945—operations that included the landings conducted by the Southern Attack Force on Leyte in October 1944 and at Lingayen in January 1945. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the invasion and conquest of Leyte in the Philippines by Allied forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur between October 20 and December 31, 1944. ... Luzon, home to the Filipino capital Manila, saw the showdown between Japanese commander Tomoyuki Yamashita and General Douglas MacArthur on December 15, 1944. ...

Ordered to the Navy Department in September 1945 for temporary duty, Vice Admiral Wilkinson became a member of the Joint Strategic Survey Committee of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in January 1946. He was serving in that capacity when he lost his life on 21 February 1946 in an automobile accident at Norfolk, Virginia. Seal The United States Department of the Navy was established by an Act of Congress on April 30, 1798, to provide administrative and technical support, and civilian leadership to the United States Navy. ... Joint Chiefs of Staff symbol The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JSC) is a panel comprising the highest-ranking members of each major branch of the armed services in any particular country. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Norfolk is a city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States of America. ...