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Frank Jack Fletcher
Frank Jack Fletcher (April 29, 1885 – April 25, 1973) was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. Fletcher was the operational commander at the pivotal Battles of Coral Sea and of Midway. As a lieutenant, Fletcher was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in battle at Veracruz. He was the nephew of Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, who was also awarded the Medal of Honor for actions at Veracruz.
==Early life and early Navy career==
Fletcher was born in Marshalltown, Iowa on April 29, 1885. Appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy from his native state in 1902, he graduated from Annapolis on February 12, 1906 and commissioned an Ensign on February 13, 1908 following two years at sea.
The early years of his career were spent on the battleships , , and . He also spent time on and . In November 1909 he was assigned to the destroyer , operating as part of the Asiatic Torpedo Flotilla. Fletcher assumed command of in April 1910 and in March 1912 he returned to ''Chauncey'' as her Commanding Officer. Transferred to in December 1912, he was aboard that battleship during the United States occupation of Veracruz, Mexico, in April 1914. Fletcher's distinguished conduct in the battle at Veracruz led to him being awarded the Medal of Honor (see citation below).
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