Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan

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Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan was a highly respected U.S. Navy officer of World War II who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his leadership and sacrifice during the early Pacific naval campaigns.

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instanceOf United States Navy officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
rear admiral ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
awardReceived Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ
Medal of Honor ⓘ
Navy Cross ⓘ
Purple Heart ⓘ
battle Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
burialPlace San Francisco National Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1890-07-26 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1942-11-13 ⓘ
deathDuring Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
educatedAt United States Naval Academy ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Irish American ⓘ
familyName Callaghan ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Daniel ⓘ
hasOccupation naval officer ⓘ
honorificPrefix Rear Admiral ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
memorial USS Callaghan (DD-792) ⓘ
USS Callaghan (DDG-994) ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Captain ⓘ
Rear Admiral ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableFor commanding U.S. forces in the night action off Guadalcanal on 12–13 November 1942 ⓘ
notableWork Leadership in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
partOf United States Pacific Fleet ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Pacific Fleet
placeOfBirth San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands ⓘ
positionHeld Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet ⓘ
Commander, Task Group 67.4 ⓘ
Naval Aide to the President of the United States ⓘ
reasonForAward extraordinary heroism and conspicuous intrepidity in action during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
residence San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ
servedUnder President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
serviceEndYear 1942 ⓘ
serviceEntryYear 1911 ⓘ
serviceNumber unknown ⓘ

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Naval Battle of Guadalcanal → USCommander → Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan ⓘ
Leadership in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal → mainSubject → Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan ⓘ
linked to: Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan
USS Callaghan (DD-792) → honours → Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan ⓘ