About: John F. Shafroth Jr.

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John Franklin Shafroth Jr. (March 31, 1887 – September 1, 1967) was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of Vice Admiral. He distinguished himself as Commander of destroyer USS Terry during World War I and received the Navy Cross, the United States Navy second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat. Shafroth Jr. rose to the flag rank during World War II and commanded Southeast Pacific Area or Battleship Squadron 2 during Battle of Okinawa. He led the first naval bombardment of mainland Japan during the World War II, on July 14, 1945.

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  • John Franklin Shafroth Jr. (March 31, 1887 – September 1, 1967) was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of Vice Admiral. He distinguished himself as Commander of destroyer USS Terry during World War I and received the Navy Cross, the United States Navy second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat. Shafroth Jr. rose to the flag rank during World War II and commanded Southeast Pacific Area or Battleship Squadron 2 during Battle of Okinawa. He led the first naval bombardment of mainland Japan during the World War II, on July 14, 1945. Following the War, Shafroth remained in the Navy and commanded Seventh Naval district, Panama Sea Frontier and General Board of the Navy. He served as President, Naval Historical Foundation from 1961–1967. He was the son of Senator and former Governor of Colorado, John F. Shafroth. Shafroth Jr. was nicknamed "Big Jack" due to his weight of 280 pounds. (en)
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  • Battleship Division 8
  • Battleship Squadron 2
  • Cruiser Division 3
  • General Board of the Navy
  • Panama Sea Frontier
  • Seventh Naval district
  • Southeast Pacific Area
  • USS Indianapolis
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  • 1949-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1908-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • Veracruz Expedition (en)
  • World War I * Atlantic U-boat campaign World War II * Solomon Islands campaign * Invasion of Lingayen Gulf * Battle of Iwo Jima * Battle of Okinawa * Bombardment of Japan (en)
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  • 1887-03-31 (xsd:date)
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  • Denver, Colorado, US (en)
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  • VADM John F. Shafroth Jr., USN (en)
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  • 1967-09-01 (xsd:date)
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  • Westerly, Rhode Island, US (en)
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  • President, Naval Historical Foundation (en)
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  • John Franklin Shafroth Jr. (en)
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  • “Big Jack” (en)
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  • PAN Order of Vasco Nunez de Balboa - Grand Cross BAR.png (en)
  • Order of Abdón Calderón 1st Class - ribbon bar.png (en)
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  • Order of Boyacá - Extraordinary Grand Cross - ribbon bar.png (en)
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  • Commander, Battleship Division Eight (en)
  • Commandant, Fifteenth Naval district (en)
  • Commandant, Seventh Naval district (en)
  • Commander, Southeast Pacific Area (en)
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  • December 1944 – June 1945 (en)
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  • John Franklin Shafroth Jr. (March 31, 1887 – September 1, 1967) was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of Vice Admiral. He distinguished himself as Commander of destroyer USS Terry during World War I and received the Navy Cross, the United States Navy second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat. Shafroth Jr. rose to the flag rank during World War II and commanded Southeast Pacific Area or Battleship Squadron 2 during Battle of Okinawa. He led the first naval bombardment of mainland Japan during the World War II, on July 14, 1945. (en)
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