South Pacific Area - Commanders, South Pacific Area

Commanders, South Pacific Area

  • Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley (19 June–18 October 1942)
  • Vice Adm./Adm. William Halsey, Jr. (18 October 1942–15 June 1944)
  • Vice Adm. John H. Newton (15 June 1944–13 March 1945)
  • Vice Admiral William L. Calhoun (13 March–2 September 1945)

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