Match
Famous Commodore or Admiral (letters)
To The
Correct Moment in History (numbers)
N 36 A B. C D E W 076 F G. H I J
A. Commodore William Bainbridge
B. Admiral David Farragut
C. Admiral Chester Nimitz
D. Commodore Isaac Hull
E. Admiral William Adger Moffett
F. Admiral Alan Shepard
G. Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
H. Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry
I. Admiral William D. Leahy
J. Admiral Hyman G. Rickover
5 Grounded the USS PHILADEPHIA off the coast of Algiers and
spent 19 months in captivity.
4 Commanded “Old Ironsides” and pounded the HMS GUERRIERE
to a wreck during the War of 1812.
9 The “Hero of Lake Erie”. First time in history that an entire British
naval squadron surrendered.
3 “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” The first rear admiral,
vice admiral and admiral in the United States Navy.
5 Father of the Nuclear Navy
8 Father of the Steam Navy. Also, opened Japan for commerce.
6 Medal of Honor recipient known as the architect of naval aviation in the
United States Navy.
5 Held dual command of CinCPac for US Naval forces and CinCPOA for
US and Allied air, land and sea forces during WWII.
8 The first “Fleet Admiral” in the United States Navy. Stongly opposed
use of the atomic bomb in WWII.
0 First US Astronaut in space aboard Mercury-Redstone 3 and only
Mercury Seven astronaut to walk on the moon while commanding
Apollo 14.
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