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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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   Who was Captain Edwin T. Layton?

   • Captain Edwin T. Layton was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1924. He served in the Office of Naval Attaché at Tokyo and later in the same capacity at Peiping, China.

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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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   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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   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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   When did John Layton become a commnader in chief?

   • In February 1941, Layton was transferred to duty on the staff of the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet. When Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz took command of the Pacific Fleet in December 1941, Layton became Nimitz’s principal intelligence officer.

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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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   Commander Edwin Thomas Layton was the Fleet Intelligence Officer. His colleagues had regarded him as alarmist. He had been convinced the Japanese would attack the oil-rich Dutch East Indies and then, to protect the left flank of their sea lanes, would also strike the U.S. forces in the Philippines.

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   Apr 2, 2024 · Upon taking up his assignment, Layton quickly reached out to his counterpart at Hawaii's Fourteenth Naval District, Lieutenant Commander Thomas Birtley, with whom Layton had served at the Office of Naval Intelligence. One cryptanalyst on Birtley's limited staff was Lieutenant Commander Thomas Dyer.

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   Edwin T. Layton. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1924, Captain Layton served in the Office of Naval Attaché at Tokyo, and later in the same capacity at Peiping, China. During World War II, he served on the Staff of Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, and was on Admiral Nimitz’ staff as Fleet Intelligence Officer, being present on the ...

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   May 28, 2024 · Lieutenant Commander Edwin T. Layton. 7 April 1903–12 April 1984. Edwin T. Layton, shown here as a captain, in 1944 (L38-51.04.01). Layton was born in Nauvoo, Illinois, on 7 April 1903.

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   Oct 17, 2023 · Transcript of an oral monologue by Rear Admiral Edwin Thomas Layton. Layton describes his role at Pearl Harbor in briefing Admiral Nimitz about intercepted coded Japanese radio traffic in the Pacific.

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   Born and raised in Los Angeles, Edwin Thomas Layton Jr. rose above a childhood that left him with a sense of abandonment. His father and name-sake was an Annapolis-trained naval officer who became the head of intel-ligence for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, reaching the rank of rear admiral, and who