Ernest King Autographs

Ernest Joseph King (23 November 1878 – 25 June 1956) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy who served as Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (COMINCH) and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) during World War II. Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed King to command global American strategy during World War II and he held supreme naval command in his unprecedented double capacity as COMINCH and CNO. He was the U.S. Navy's second-most senior officer in World War II after Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, who served as Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief. King commanded the United States Navy's operations, planning, and administration and was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Combined Chiefs of Staff.
King graduated fourth in the United States Naval Academy class of 1901. He received his first command in 1914, of the destroyer USS Terry in the occupation of Veracruz. During World War I, he served on the staff of Vice Admiral Henry T. Mayo, the commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet. After the war, King was the head of the Naval Postgraduate School and commanded submarine divisions. He directed the salvage of the submarine USS S-51, earning the first of his three Navy Distinguished Service Medals, and later that of the USS S-4. He qualified as a naval aviator in 1927, and was captain of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington. He then served as Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. Following a period on the Navy's General Board, he became commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet in February 1941.
Shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, King was appointed as COMINCH, and in March 1942, he succeeded Admiral Harold R. Stark as CNO, holding these two positions under wartime Executive Order. He also established the "numbered fleet" organizations under his direct authority, to include his personal commands of the First Fleet in global offensive submarine efforts and conversely the Tenth Fleet for global antisubmarine efforts. Through his remarkable authorities as COMINCH and CNO, all subordinate commanders acted under King's direct influence. King personally empowered the COMINCH Headquarters to execute global tactical operations, such as the campaign against the U-boats. He held paramount authority in representing the U.S. Navy during the top-level Allied World War II conferences. On the Combined Chiefs, King advocated means to attain speedy victory in Europe First in order to execute the final reconstruction strategy for global stabilization through the central Pacific War maritime offensive in Asia. Never preoccupied with land operations, King stood out as the paramount voice in advancing the naval view of global strategy.
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Traded items with a signature of Ernest King

The most expensive item with a signature of Ernest King (Fleet Admiral Ernest King's Navy Pilot Wing Signed) was sold in August 2013 for $3,000.00 while the cheapest item (Ernest King - Signature of the World War Two U.S. Navy Admiral & Commander) found a new owner for $25.00 in March 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2013 with an average selling price of $1,574.50 for an autographed item of Ernest King. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2013 with $3,000.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $25.00 was March 2020. In average, an autographed item from Ernest King is worth $100.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Ernest King were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	ADMIRAL ERNEST KING signed cut WWII US NAVY COMMANDER IN CHIEF PSA/DNA	$99.95
	Admiral Ernest King US Naval Commander WW2 Fleet Admiral Signed Autograph	$175.00
	Admiral Ernest King US Naval Commander WW2 Fleet Admiral Signed Naval Letter	$225.00
	ALS SIGNED ERNEST KING OF HANOVER 1830 FIFTH SON OF GEORGE III 1771-1851	$46.23
	Autographed Card Fleet Admiral Ernest King WWII	$57.89
	B6218: Ernest King SIGNED USS Macon Cover	$49.99
	Ernest King - Fleet Admiral U.S. Navy - Autographed 1934 Letter w/ 8x10 Photo	$153.50
	Ernest King - Signature of the World War Two U.S. Navy Admiral & Commander	$25.00
	Ernest King - US Navy - Vintage WWII War Date Signature, 1943	$104.49
	ERNEST KING signed cut WWII US NAVY COMMANDER IN CHIEF + CNO	$39.95
	Ernest King Signed Envelope PSA Authenticated Chief Naval Operations WWII	$249.95
	Fleet Admiral Ernest King was Commander in Cheif Hand Signed 1949 Index Card	$64.00
	JSA Cert Admiral Ernest King War Dated Autographed Note Fleet Admiral WW2	$99.99
	U.S. FLEET ADMIRAL ERNEST KING ~ COMMANDER-in-CHIEF - SIGNED 1944 POSTAL COVER	$195.00
	WW2 Adm. F.S. LOW Ernest King's Assistant Chief Signed ANTI WAR CRIME TRAILS Doc	$35.89