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Vice Admiral William Satterlee Pye (9 June 1880 – 4 May 1959) was a U.S. Navy officer who served during World War I and World War II, but never saw combat action. His last active-duty appointment was as President of the Naval War College, in 1942–1946.
9 de oct. de 2018 · Considering the nation was suddenly at war, his replacement would have little time to learn the role, as William S. Pye found out over the course of 14 days. On December 17, 1941, just ten days after the attack on Pearl Harbor that killed 2,403 Americans, Vice Admiral Pye took over as Acting Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet.
29 de dic. de 2016 · Vice Admiral William S. Pye, USN, photographed at Pearl Harbor, circa late 1941 or early 1942. He was Commander, Battle Force, from January 1941 until October 1942, and served as Acting...
30 de jun. de 2016 · The Relief of Wake Island 1941. Vice Adm. William S. Pye, whose decision to abandon the relieve of Wake Island resulted in his eternal hatred by the U. S. Marine Corps. Pye’s appointment as temporary CINCPAC shocked Layton, who vividly recalled the admiral’s Dec. 6 prediction.
When Admiral Kimmel was relieved of his command on December 17, his temporary replacement, Vice Admiral William S. Pye, would determine the fate of Wake’s ambitious rescue attempt in the coming days. Putnam conducted the morning patrol on the 15th with the only operational Wildcat, but to his chagrin the Chitose Air Group never arrived.
Vice Adm. William S. Pye, whose decision to abandon the relief of Wake Island was never forgiven by the U.S. Marine Corps. National Archives photo. On Dec. 20 (Dec. 21, Wake time), Pye received a report that the Japanese had renewed their assault on Wake, and that one, possibly two, big Japanese carriers were providing support.
Document of Note: Admiral William S. Pye's 1943 Evaluation of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, November 13-15, 1942. James Smith. A June 1943 evaluation of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal prepared for Admiral Nimitz by the President of the Naval War College contains many interesting insights on American naval strategy and tactics in this ...
