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   Edwin Thomas Layton (April 7, 1903 – April 12, 1984) [1] was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Layton is most noted for his work as an intelligence officer before and during World War II. He was the father of the historian Edwin T. Layton, Jr. [2]

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   Born in 1903 in Nauvoo, Ill., Layton had a lifelong ambition: a career at sea. Battleships and the U.S. Naval Academy were his favorite writing subjects in high school. He applied to Annapolis in 1920 and was accepted.

4. www.wearethemighty.com › popular › intelligenceMeet the intelligence officer who urged Nimitz to kill Yamamoto

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   Jul 20, 2021 · Edwin T. Layton, the intelligence officer who recommended that Yamamoto be taken out. (U.S. Navy photo) In his memoirs, “And I Was There,” Layton related his service as a naval attache in Tokyo prior to the war.

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   KRANAKIS I Edwin T. Layton Jr., 1928-2009 MEMORIAL was tied to a strong work ethic. He held part-time jobs throughout high school and paid his own way through the University of California, Los An-geles, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, working for a while as a chauffeur for a rich LA businessman. Ed never saw accumulation of

6. ww2db.com › person_bioEdwin Layton | World War II Database - WW2DB

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   Apr 2, 2024 · For three years, Layton commanded the Tiburon Naval Net Depot in California before being assigned as the first director of the newly formed Naval Intelligence School, a post he held for two years.

7. www.history.navy.mil › layton-pacflt-n2LCDR Edwin T. Layton of PACFLT N2 - NHHC

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   May 28, 2024 · Layton was born in Nauvoo, Illinois, on 7 April 1903. He graduated from high school in 1920 and went directly to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where Layton’s fellow...

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   Who was Edwin Thomas Layton?

   • Edwin Thomas Layton (April 7, 1903 – April 12, 1984) [ 1 ] was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Layton is most noted for his work as an intelligence officer before and during World War II. He was the father of the historian Edwin T. Layton, Jr. [ 2 ]

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   Which school did John Layton attend?

   • John Layton went directly to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, after graduating from high school in 1920. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy. Layton’s fellow midshipmen appreciated his joviality and sense of humor, especially on the stage. (Layton was an active member of the Masqueraders, the Naval Academy’s theater company.)

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   Did intelligence officer Edwin Layton guide the way across the Pacific?

   • Intelligence officer Edwin Layton guided the way across the Pacific. Photo Credit: Layton intercepted Japanese Admiral Yamamoto’s itinerary. Army P-38s rose to shoot down the admiral’s plane on a inspection tour of Bougainville in 1943. Intelligence officer Edwin T. Layton had Nimitz’s ear, and guided the way across the Pacific.

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   Who was Admiral Layton and what did he do?

   • Layton became Fleet Intelligence Officer in December 1940. He worked for Admiral James O. Richardson, and then his successor, Admiral Husband E. Kimmel. Layton gave daily briefings on Japanese military activity throughout the Pacific. This reunited him with Station Hypo’s boss, his old friend Commander Joseph Rochefort.

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   When did John Layton retire from the Navy?

   • John Layton detached from the Pacific Fleet in February 1946 and continued his Navy career back in the United States, where he served in several positions related to intelligence and intelligence training. He retired from the Navy in November 1959. Having advanced to the rank of rear admiral, Layton passed away in 1984.

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   What was John Layton's duty during WW2?

   • John Layton served in the Office of Naval Intelligence in Washington, DC, early in 1933, but later returned to sea on USS Pennsylvania (Battleship No. 38). He went back to the Office of Naval Intelligence in 1936 and was then sent to Japan in 1937. In February 1941, Layton was transferred to duty on the staff of the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet.

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9. www.nytimes.com › 1985/11/17 › usOFFICER WHO BROKE JAPANESE WAR CODES GETS BELATED HONOR

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   Nov 17, 1985 · The book is ''And I Was There'' (William Morrow & Company), the posthumous memoirs of Rear Adm. Edwin T. Layton, the Pacific Fleet's intelligence officer from 1940 until the surrender of...