Henderson in Henderson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Husband Edward Kimmel
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 17, 2017
1. Husband Edward Kimmel Marker
Inscription.
Husband Edward Kimmel. . Born in Henderson, Kentucky on February 26, 1882. Kimmel was one of seven children of Marius Manning and Sibbella Lambert Kimmel. The family home was at 512 North Green Street (a state historical plaque marks the spot). He went through his formative school years in Henderson and graduated Valedictorian of his class at Henderson High School at age 16. The future Commander of the Pacific Fleet and some friends once capsized a sailboat and had to be fished out of the Ohio River just off Henderson’s banks. It is said that because of this incident, he almost refused his appointment to the Naval Academy. Kimmel’s wife, Dorothy, was the daughter of Admiral Thomas W. Kinkaid. The couple had three sons, Manning, Thomas, and Edward (“Ned”). All three sons served in the Navy during world war two. Manning, a submarine commander, died during the war. Admiral Kimmel died in Groton, Connecticut, May 14, 1968 at age 86.
Born in Henderson, Kentucky on February 26, 1882. Kimmel was one of seven children of Marius Manning and Sibbella Lambert Kimmel. The family home was at 512 North Green Street (a state historical plaque marks the spot).
He went through his formative school years in Henderson and graduated Valedictorian of his class at Henderson High School at age 16.
The future Commander of the Pacific Fleet and some friends once capsized a sailboat and had to be fished out of the Ohio River just off Henderson’s banks.
It is said that because of this incident, he almost refused his appointment to the Naval Academy. Kimmel’s wife, Dorothy, was the daughter of Admiral Thomas W. Kinkaid.
The couple had three sons, Manning, Thomas, and Edward (“Ned”). All three sons served in the Navy during WWII. Manning, a submarine commander, died during the war. Admiral Kimmel died in Groton, Connecticut, May 14, 1968 at age 86.
Location. 37° 50.503′ N, 87° 35.594′ W. Marker is in Henderson, Kentucky, in Henderson County. Memorial is on North Water Street north of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker
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is located in Henderson Water Park, west of North Water Street and overlooking the Ohio River. Marker is part of the Admiral Kimmel Memorial at this location. Marker is on the left (south) side of the Admiral Kimmel Statue; there is a related marker on the right (north) side of the statue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Henderson KY 42420, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. Marker is a large metal plaque, mounted horizontally, near ground level, on a short concrete base.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel
Also see . . . Husband Edward Kimmel. Kimmel graduated in 1904 from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. From 1906 to 1907 he served on several battleships in the Caribbean.
In 1907 he was assigned to the USS Georgia during its participation in the circumnavigatory
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 17, 2017
2. Husband Edward Kimmel Marker (this marker on left; statue & related marker to right)
cruise of the Great White Fleet.
Kimmel then served in the U.S. occupation of Veracruz, Mexico, during which he was wounded in April 1914.
In 1915 he was briefly appointed as an aide to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt.
After the war he served as Executive Officer aboard the battleship USS Arkansas, then in Washington D.C. and the Philippines, as well as commanding two destroyer divisions before attaining the rank of captain in 1926 upon completion of the senior course at the Naval War College. (Submitted on July 6, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 17, 2017
3. Henderson Railroad Bridge across the Ohio River (view northwest from marker)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 465 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
