Later transferred back to sea duty, Reeves was designated (on 7 Mar 1944), commander, Carrier Division Four (COMCARDIV) Task Group 58.1 hoisting his flag in USS Enterprise (CV-6). Reeves' Task Group 58.3, consisting of the Enterprise, Lexington (CV-16), San Jacinto (CVL-30) and Princeton (CVL-23), played a key role in the Battle of the Philippine Sea on 19–20 June 1944.
Prior to flag rank, Admiral Reeves was the commanding officer of the USS Parrott (DD-218) (June 1928 – June 1929) and USS Wasp(CV-7) (April 1940 – May 1942).
Reeves was promoted to vice admiral on April 1, 1949, and advanced to admiral based on his combat service when he retired in May 1950.[1]
^ abRegister of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Bureau of Naval Personnel. January 1, 1951. p. 410. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^"Danville Register Newspaper Archives, Jul 16, 1967, p. 21". 16 July 1967.
^"Nationwide Gravesite Locator". National Cemetery Administration. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
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john, reeves, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2009,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources John W Reeves Jr news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message John Walter Reeves Jr April 25 1888 1 July 16 1967 2 was an admiral of the United States Navy who served as the Commander of the Alaskan Sector Northwest Sea Frontier during World War II As such he led the effort to dislodge Imperial Japan forces from the Aleutian Islands John W Reeves Jr John Reeves as a Rear AdmiralNickname s Black Jack Born 1888 04 25 April 25 1888DiedJuly 16 1967 1967 07 16 aged 79 Pensacola FloridaAllegiance United States of AmericaService wbr branchUnited States NavyYears of service1911 1950RankAdmiralCommands heldUSS Wasp CV 7 Battles warsWorld War IWorld War IIAwardsDistinguished Service Medal 2 Legion of Merit 4 Later transferred back to sea duty Reeves was designated on 7 Mar 1944 commander Carrier Division Four COMCARDIV Task Group 58 1 hoisting his flag in USS Enterprise CV 6 Reeves Task Group 58 3 consisting of the Enterprise Lexington CV 16 San Jacinto CVL 30 and Princeton CVL 23 played a key role in the Battle of the Philippine Sea on 19 20 June 1944 Prior to flag rank Admiral Reeves was the commanding officer of the USS Parrott DD 218 June 1928 June 1929 and USS Wasp CV 7 April 1940 May 1942 Reeves was promoted to vice admiral on April 1 1949 and advanced to admiral based on his combat service when he retired in May 1950 1 A native of Haddonfield New Jersey Reeves died at Pensacola Florida He is buried in Barrancas National Cemetery 3 References Edit a b Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps Bureau of Naval Personnel January 1 1951 p 410 Retrieved January 11 2020 Danville Register Newspaper Archives Jul 16 1967 p 21 16 July 1967 Nationwide Gravesite Locator National Cemetery Administration Retrieved January 11 2020 This biographical article related to the United States Navy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John W Reeves Jr amp oldid 1078472883, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
