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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 255,050 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Willis Augustus Lee is the 1,598th most popular military personnel, the 9,221st most popular biography from United States and the 147th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Willis Augustus Lee ranks 1,598 out of 1,468. Before him are Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Albert Ball, Joseph Dunford, Abu Omar al-Shishani, John Hunt, Baron Hunt, and Thomas C. Hart. After him are John Schofield, James L. Jones, Edmund Kirby Smith, Suheil al-Hassan, Musa Gareyev, and William J. Hardee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Willis Augustus Lee ranks 214. Before him are Josef Ternström, Walther Kossel, Axel Janse, Alvah Meyer, Arthur Berry, and Jacques de Lacretelle. After him are Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Victor Schertzinger, Asaf Ali, Florence La Badie, Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim, and Lowell Sherman. Among people deceased in 1945, Willis Augustus Lee ranks 292. Before him are Walter Frederick Gale, Arthur Tell Schwab, Gottlieb Haberlandt, Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer, Paolo Salvi, and Frank Chapman. After him are Tom Taylor, Lucille La Verne, Søren Petersen, N. C. Wyeth, Cecil Griffiths, and Pietro Speciale.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Willis Augustus Lee ranks 9,221 out of 18,182. Before him are John Hopfield (1933), Jeffrey Williams (1958), Tracii Guns (1966), Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860), Tom Mankiewicz (1942), and Arthur Harnden (1924). After him are Madge Bellamy (1899), Alberta Hunter (1895), Kathryn Erbe (1965), John Schofield (1831), Lewis Howard Latimer (1848), and Kenneth Appel (1932).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Willis Augustus Lee ranks 147. Before him are Stephen Decatur (1779), Frank Buckles (1901), Anthony Wayne (1745), Daniel Harvey Hill (1821), Joseph Dunford (1955), and Thomas C. Hart (1877). After him are John Schofield (1831), James L. Jones (1943), Edmund Kirby Smith (1824), William J. Hardee (1815), Lewis H. Brereton (1890), and George Henry Thomas (1816).

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