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The Civil War was filled with high ranking officers who were killed in action. Those were the days of some generals like JEB Stuart who fought with their troops and was fighting when given the wound that eventually killed him. General Stonewall Jackson who was shot by his own men comes to mind too. Then of course there was CSA General Hood who was shot and wounded so many times and even with the loss of limb, did not stop fighting....too bad for his men he was not as brilliant about his tactics as he was about survival.
Rear Admiral (lower half) Norman Scott was KIA during one of the battles of Savo Island, while aboard his flagship Atlanta (CL-51).
It's already been noted that both Rear Admirals Dan Callaghan and Norman Scott were killed in this battle. Callaghan was the commander of Task Group 67.4 at the time due to his seniority over Scott. Had Scott, who was only slightly junior to Callaghan, had more combat experience and who was well known for preparing the ships under his command for battle conditions, been in command, the battle may well have gone better for the USN.
The USN lost 4 heavy cruisers and over 1,000 USN officers and men were killed, while the Japanese Navy lost no ships and had around 50 men killed. However, despite the lopsidedness of the losses, the Japanese fleet withdrew without completing one part of its mission, which was to sink the US transports assembled at Guadalcanal.
Both men received the Congressional Medal of Honor, posthumously. Lt Cmdr Bruce McCandless, who assumed command of the San Francisco upon Callaghan's death, also received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
It's already been noted that both Rear Admirals Dan Callaghan and Norman Scott were killed in this battle. Callaghan was the commander of Task Group 67.4 at the time due to his seniority over Scott. Had Scott, who was only slightly junior to Callaghan, had more combat experience and who was well known for preparing the ships under his command for battle conditions, been in command, the battle may well have gone better for the USN.
The USN lost 4 heavy cruisers and over 1,000 USN officers and men were killed, while the Japanese Navy lost no ships and had around 50 men killed. However, despite the lopsidedness of the losses, the Japanese fleet withdrew without completing one part of its mission, which was to sink the US transports assembled at Guadalcanal.
Both men received the Congressional Medal of Honor, posthumously. Lt Cmdr Bruce McCandless, who assumed command of the San Francisco upon Callaghan's death, also received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Different battles referenced above.
Savo Island is the battle in bold face. Occurred in August 1942. One of the CAs was Australian.
1st Naval Battle of Guadalcanal is the one in underscore. Occurred in November 1942.
Depending on your view it might or might not be considered a battle death, George Patton Jr. was a four star general at the time of his death. He was killed in a traffic accident still in Germany where he had just been relieved as military governor of Bavaria.
see [url]http://www.car-accidents.com/general-patton-car-accident.html[/url]
Although I do not recall his name we just had a 2 star General killed in bugfuc-istan by a rag head we trained.
Major General Harold Greene was killed by an Afgan solder at a military academy near Kabul on August 5th.
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