MILITARY PERSONNEL

Willis Augustus Lee

1888 - 1945

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Willis Augustus "Ching" Lee Jr. (May 11, 1888 – August 25, 1945) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. Lee commanded the American ships during the second night of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (November 14–15, 1942) and turned back a Japanese invasion force headed for the island. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willis Augustus Lee has received more than 307,476 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Willis Augustus Lee is the 1,912th most popular military personnel (down from 1,595th in 2019), the 9,186th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,201st in 2019) and the 154th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Willis Augustus Lee ranks 1,912 out of 2,058Before him are Juan de Salcedo, Nikolai Yevmenov, John Abizaid, James Stockdale, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Christy Mathewson. After him are Guy Simonds, Lisa Franchetti, Mamadu Ture Kuruma, William Rosecrans, John C. Pemberton, and Joseph Dunford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Willis Augustus Lee ranks 242Before him are Bob Glendenning, J. B. Kripalani, Cathleen Nesbitt, Natalena Koroleva, Eduard Bass, and Osvald Moberg. After him are Ferdinand Bie, Paul Niggli, Joseph Pletincx, William Hood Simpson, Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, and Karl Gustafsson. Among people deceased in 1945, Willis Augustus Lee ranks 336Before him are Charles Williams, Toon Oprinsen, Jules Pappaert, Arthur Tell Schwab, Pietro Speciale, and Mark Sandrich. After him are Arthur Symons, Hiram Johnson, Cosmo Gordon Lang, Paul Koebe, Heinrich Schroth, and Walter Weiler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Willis Augustus Lee ranks 9,186 out of 20,380Before him are Robert Pearce (1908), Ben Alexander (1911), Christy Mathewson (1880), Peabo Bryson (1951), Brian Donlevy (1901), and Kathy Hilton (1959). After him are Marion Leonard (1881), Vincent Matthews (1947), Jim Risch (1943), Barney Ewell (1918), Lisa Franchetti (1964), and Mary Arthur McElroy (1841).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Willis Augustus Lee ranks 154Before him are Anthony Wayne (1745), Lewis Armistead (1817), John Abizaid (1951), James Stockdale (1923), Eddie Rickenbacker (1890), and Christy Mathewson (1880). After him are Lisa Franchetti (1964), William Rosecrans (1819), John C. Pemberton (1814), Joseph Dunford (1955), James Wilkinson (1757), and William Hood Simpson (1888).