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Thomas C. Kinkaid admiral in the United States Navy during World War II . Born into a naval family, he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1908. He saw action during the 1916 occupation of the Dominican Republic , and in World War I , when he was attached to the Royal Navy . During World War II, his cruisers defended the aircraft carriers USS Lexington during the Battle of the Coral Sea and USS Hornet during the Battle of Midway . He then took command of Task Force 16 , built around the carrier USS Enterprise , during the long and difficult Solomon Islands campaign . He commanded the North Pacific Force during operations that regained control of the Aleutian Islands . In November 1943 , he became Commander Allied Naval Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area , and Commander of the Seventh Fleet , directing U.S. and Australian forces supporting the New Guinea and the Philippine campaigns , during which he conducted numerous amphibious operations . He commanded an Allied fleet during the Battle of Leyte Gulf , the last naval battle between battleships . He continued in service after the war until his retirement in 1950. (Full article...
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