Thomas C. Kinkaid

Thomas Cassin Kinkaid was an admiral in the United States Navy, known for his service during World War II. He built a reputation as a "fighting admiral" in the aircraft carrier battles of 1942 and commanded the Allied forces in the Aleutian Islands Campaign. He was Commander Allied Naval Forces and the Seventh Fleet under General of the Army Douglas MacArthur in the Southwest Pacific Area, where he conducted numerous amphibious operations, and commanded an Allied fleet during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle of World War II and the last naval battle between battleships in history.

3 April 1888

Born on the same birth day (3 April): Allan Dwan • Ben Mendelsohn • Daniel Hoffman • Dee Murray • Earl Lloyd • Emmanuel Collard • Jacob Gaudaur • John de Vries (racing driver) • Julie Sokolow • Sotiris Ninis • Stan Freeman • Swaminarayan

Born in the same month (April 1888): Billy Minter • Cecil Kimber • Dan Ahearn • Florence La Badie • Georges Vanier • Gerhard Ritter • Hans Richter (artist) • Herms Niel • Maximilian Kronberger • Neville Cardus • Pe Maung Tin • Sol Hurok • Walter Tull • Zdzisław Żygulski (literary historian)