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Raymond A. Spruance

United States admiral (1886-1969)
Person Human Q316471
Raymond A. Spruance
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
July 3, 1886
Date of death
December 13, 1969
Place of birth
Baltimore
Place of death
Monterey
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
naval officer, diplomat
Employer
Naval War College[12]
Position held
United States Ambassador to the Philippines, High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, ambassador[9][10][11]
Educated at
Naval War College, Shortridge High School, United States Naval Academy[13][14][15]
Award received
Navy Cross, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Inter-Allied Victory Medals, Order of the Redeemer[16][17][18][19]
Commander of (DEPRECATED)
United States Fifth Fleet, United States Pacific Fleet[23][24]
End of work period
1948[36]
Family name
Spruance[32]
Given name
Raymond, Ames[33][34]
Military branch
United States Navy[21]
Military, police or special rank
admiral[22]
Participated in conflict
World War I, World War II, Battle of Midway, Battle of the Philippine Sea, Battle of Iwo Jima, Battle of Okinawa, Battle of Leyte Gulf[25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Place of burial
Golden Gate National Cemetery[7]
Start of work period
1907[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en Raymond Ames Spruance en Raymond Spruance en Raymond A. Spruance ar ريموند سبروينس cs Raymond Spruance cs Raymond Ames Spruance da Raymond Ames Spruance de Raymond Ames Spruance de Raymond Spruance es Raymond Ames Spruance fa ریمند اسپرونس fi Raymond Ames Spruance fr Raymond A. Spruance fr Spruance he ריימונד ספרואנס it Raymond Spruance ja レイモンド・A・スプルーアンス ja レイモンド・スプルーアンス ko 레이먼드 A. 스프루언스 nl Raymond Ames Spruance
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
000000010954132X
VIAF cluster ID
10655469
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86121976
GND ID
119412446
American National Biography ID
0700283
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11303069h
Encyclopedia of Indianapolis ID
raymond-ames-spruance
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Raymond-Spruance
FAST ID
200419
Find a Grave memorial ID
2154
Freebase ID
/m/01j050
Geni profile ID
6000000012912289378
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m01j050
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Raymond_Ames_Spruance
Harper's tag
raymond-ames-spruance
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
57543
IdRef ID
177058935
J9U entity ID
987007449495405171
NDL Authority ID
00621500
NE.se ID
raymond-spruance
NLP ID
a0000001283033
NNDB people ID
281/000174756
NUKAT ID
n2008073108
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810698485905606
National Virtual Library of India ID
1028873
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
088045315
Our Campaigns candidate ID
97579
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100525601
Political Graveyard politician ID
sproat-staebler.html#776.41.01
SNAC ARK ID
w6zq4w58, w60z7qv1
Topic's main category
Category:Raymond A. Spruance
Trading Card Database name ID
121388
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10571003
WeRelate person ID
Raymond_Spruance_(2)
WikiTree person ID
Spruance-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhdb8rKQhkCyXP7MDDg8C
Yale LUX ID
person/2677bfcc-051e-47f5-b87d-2c9ed6cb761a

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🔗 Connections
Participated in conflict 7
World War II, World War I, Battle of Midway, Battle of Iwo Jima, Battle of Okinawa, Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle of the Philippine Sea
Award received 4
Navy Cross, Order of the Redeemer, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Inter-Allied Victory Medals
← Characters 3
Pearl Harbor, Midway, Midway
Commander of (DEPRECATED) 2
United States Pacific Fleet, United States Fifth Fleet
Educated at 2
United States Naval Academy, Naval War College
Named after 2
USS Spruance, USS Spruance
Occupation 2
diplomat, military officer
Position held 2
ambassador, United States Ambassador to the Philippines
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Naval War College
Given name 1
Raymond
Instance of 1
human
Military branch 1
United States Navy
Military, police or special rank 1
admiral
Participated in 1
Battle of Okinawa
Place of birth 1
Baltimore
Place of burial 1
Golden Gate National Cemetery
Place of death 1
Monterey
Sex or gender 1
male
← Cast member 1
Midway
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Summary

Raymond A. Spruance was born on July 3, 1886[1], in Baltimore[2]. He died on December 13, 1969[3], in Monterey[4]. He worked as a naval officer[5] and diplomat[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Raymond A. Spruance include USS Spruance[37], a guided missile destroyer[38].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include USS Spruance[37], a guided missile destroyer[38].

FAQs

Where was Raymond A. Spruance born?

Raymond A. Spruance's place of birth was Baltimore[2].

Where did Raymond A. Spruance die?

Raymond A. Spruance died in Monterey[4].

What did Raymond A. Spruance do for work?

Raymond A. Spruance worked as a naval officer[5] and diplomat[6].

Where did Raymond A. Spruance go to school?

Raymond A. Spruance was educated at Naval War College[13], Shortridge High School[14], and United States Naval Academy[15].

What awards did Raymond A. Spruance receive?

Honors received include Navy Cross[16], Navy Distinguished Service Medal[17], Inter-Allied Victory Medals[18], and Order of the Redeemer[19].

Related Entities

Pearl Harbor United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 25d ago · Paucabot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Image: Ray Spruance.jpg"
  2. 26d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot…"
  3. 11w ago · ~2026-42386-52 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → naval officer, diplomat
    "Changed claim: Occupation: naval officer"
  4. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → raymond-ames-spruance
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: raymond-ames-spruance, Matched to raymond ames spruance (#289953653) in…"
  5. 25w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Position held → United States Ambassador to the Philippines, High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Isla, ambassador
    Commander of (DEPRECATED) → United States Fifth Fleet, United States Pacific Fleet
    Military, police or special rank → admiral
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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