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Ephraim Paul Holmes (May 14, 1908 – February 23, 1997) was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as commander in chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic from 1967 to 1970. ==Early career== Born in Downsville, New York to Edward Holmes and Dolly Hathaway, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1930. Commissioned ensign on June 5, 1930, his first assignment was aboard the light cruiser ''Milwaukee''. In January 1931, he transferred to the newly commissioned heavy cruiser ''Augusta'', remaining with the vessel for its shakedown cruise and subsequent operations with the Scouting Force off the East Coast. Detached in May 1932, he was sent to China waters to join the heavy cruiser ''Houston'', flagship of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, which was operating near Shanghai to protect American interests in the aftermath of the Sino-Japanese incident of 1932. From May 1933 to July 1935 he was assigned as gunnery officer and first lieutenant of the destroyer ''Peary'' for duty with the Yangtze River Patrol. In 1936, he returned to the United States for instruction in applied communications at the Naval Postgraduate School in Annapolis, Maryland. In July 1938, he reported aboard the battleship ''Maryland'', serving as turret officer for the first year, then as fire control and plotting room officer.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ephraim P. Holmes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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