Unless you're a history buff, and a World War II history buff at that, you probably don't know who Raymond Spruance was. Well, Spruance was the greatest fighting admiral in the entire war.

USS Spruance is the second Navy ship to bear the name Spruance in honor of Admiral Raymond Spruance who commanded Carrier Task Force 16 during the Battle of Midway in World War II.

He turned to Adm. Raymond Ames Spruance, who had no previous combat experience, to command one of two carrier task forces that successfully thwarted Japan’s plans of invading Hawaii and ...

KEY WEST (CBS4) – The U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke–class Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer, the U.S.S. Spruance, was commissioned Saturday evening in Key West. The ceremony took place at sunset on ...

Navy ship named for WWII admiral. June 6, 2010 at 5:03 a.m. by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ... The 9,200-ton Aegis destroyer bears the name of Adm. Raymond Spruance, ...

Originally published by Little, Brown in 1974, The Quiet Warrior traces Raymond Spruance’s life and career through, summing it up in its title. The work paints a picture of a remarkably consistent ...

The Battle of Midway, June 4-6, 1942, was the first major American victory over Japan in the first months of this nation's entry into World War II.

The newest member of the US Naval Fleet will be officially commissioned Saturday in Key West. The USS Spruance, a guided missile destroyer, will officially join the fleet in ceremonies at the US ...