Admiral Aubrey Fitch WWII Naval Commander Signed 1945 postmarked First Day Cover, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations of the Air.   This beautiful First Day Cover is postmarked Annapolis MD, Oct 27, 1945.  He was is in the Pacific: Battle of Coral Sea, Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal. 

Aubrey Wray Fitch (June 11, 1883 – May 22, 1978) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. A naval aviator, he held important aviation-related commands both at sea and on shore from the 1920s onward. He became Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air in mid-1944. He also served as superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.  

Rank

 Admiral

Commands

USS Terry
USS Yankton
USS Luce
USS Mahan
USS Arctic
USS Wright
USS Langley
NAS Hampton Roads
USS Lexington
NAS Pensacola
Patrol Wing 2
Carrier Division 1
Aircraft, South Pacific Force

Conflicts

·                   Battle of the Coral Sea

·                   Battle of Santa Cruz Islands

·                   Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

Awards

Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Legion of Merit

Other work

United States Naval Academy, Superintendent