Robert L. Ghormley

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley (15 October 1883 - 21 June 1958) was an admiral in the United States Navy, serving as Commander, South Pacific Area, during the Second World War. Ghormley was born in Portland, Oregon, on 15 October 1883. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1906 and served in cruisers during the next five years. In 1911-13, Lieutenant Ghormley was Aide and Flag Lieutenant to the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, participating in the 1912 campaign in Nicaragua. That was followed by duty at the U.S. Naval Academy. Lieutenant Commander Ghormley spent most of World War I in the battleship Nevada and as a flag aide.