Howard Koslow: Raymond Spruance

Artist: Howard Koslow
1924 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1984
Image Size: 12 by 13.75 inches
Overall Size: 18 by 20.625 inches
Medium: Acrylic on Cold Press Illustration Board

It was June of 1942, and Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance was about to prove his worth as a strong, quick-thinking military leader. Aboard the USS Enterprise, Spruance commanded his planes well in the early moves of the fearsome Battle of Midway. But the decisive hour came when Spruance received word that the flagship of Vice Admiral Frank J. Fletcher -- the USS Yorktown -- was severely damaged. Without hesitation he boldly assumed tactical command. Using his strength wisely, he cleverly routed the enemy, and won against the odds, sinking at least ten warships, including all four Japanese carriers and downing some 275 planes. For his vital part in this great moral victory, Spruance was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and his skill in planning naval strategy was duly recognized. Throughout the war, his talent for mastering sweeping plans while tending to the minutest of details proved an invaluable tool of the American naval forces. One of the first to push for the capture of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, Spruance took command of some twelve hundred vessels and 548,000 men, leading them to two of the most important victories of the war in the Pacific. By 1946, Spruance had earned two gold stars, the Navy Cross and the Army's Distinguished Service Medal. Great Britain honored him as a Companion of the Order of the Bath. He retired a full Admiral in 1948.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® Commemorative PFCD for America's Greatest Military Heroes series, cancelled July 3, 1991.

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