Theodore E. Chandler

Theodore Edson Chandler
Theodore Edson Chandler
Born	December 26, 1894; Annapolis, Maryland, US
Died	January 7, 1945 (aged 50); KIA in the Pacific theatre
Place of burial & memorials	Buried at sea; Memorial cenotaph at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Section E, Site 201; Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines;
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Service years	1915–1945
Rank	Rear admiral
Commands	Pope (DD-225); Buchanan (DD-131); Omaha (CL-4); Cruiser Division 2; Battleship Division 2; Cruiser Division 4;
Conflicts	World War I; World War II Battle of the Atlantic; Operation Dragoon; Battle of the Philippine Sea; Battle of Leyte Gulf; Invasion of Lingayen Gulf †; ;
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal; Navy Cross (posthumous); Silver Star (posthumous); Legion of Merit (2); Purple Heart; Grand Officier in the Order of Orange-Nassau with swords (Netherlands) (9 March, 1944);
Alma mater	United States Naval Academy
Spouse	Beatrice Bowen Fairfax Chandler
Children	Theodora Edson Chandler
Relations	Lloyd H. Chandler (father); William E. Chandler (grandfather);

Theodore Edson Chandler (December 26, 1894 – January 7, 1945) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy during World War II, who commanded battleship and cruiser divisions in both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. He was killed in action when a Japanese kamikaze aircraft struck his flagship Louisville on January 6, 1945, in Lingayen Gulf, Philippine Islands. He died the next day, January 7, 1945, from severely scorched lungs. He was the last of five US Navy admirals killed in battle during WWII, including: Isaac C. Kidd (1941, Attack on Pearl Harbor); Norman Scott and Daniel J. Callaghan (same day, 1942, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal); and Henry M. Mullinnix (1943, Battle of Makin).