Frederick C. Sherman

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Frederick Carl Sherman
1888-1957
Vice Admiral Frederick C. Sherman
Place of birth	Port Huron, Michigan
Place of death	San Diego, California
Allegiance	U.S. Navy
Years of service	1910-1947
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	USS Lexington (CV-2) Fifth Fleet
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Navy Cross (3)
Other work	author

Frederick Carl Sherman (1888 – 27 July 1957) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II.

Sherman was born in Michigan in 1888. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1910.

Sherman served as commanding officer of submarines H-2 and O-2 during World War I.

After becoming a naval aviator, Sherman served as executive officer of Saratoga (CV-3) in 1937, and of NAS San Diego to 1938. He commanded Lexington (CV-2) from 1940 till her loss in the Battle of the Coral Sea. Promoted to rear admiral, he served as assistant chief of staff to Cominch Admiral Ernest J. King until the end of 1942. He served in the Fast Carrier Task Force, as Commander, Carrier Division 2 in 1943, and as Commander, Task Group 38.3 in 1944–45.

Promoted to vice admiral in 1945, he became Commander, 5th Fleet in 1946.

Sherman retired in 1947, and died on 27 July 1957 at San Diego, California.

Sherman was a three-time winner of the Navy Cross. On 11 January 1961, Frederick C. Sherman Field at San Clemente Island, California was dedicated in honor of Vice Admiral Sherman.

Sherman wrote Combat Command, a history of the Pacific Theater of WWII, drawing on his personal experiences. Combat Command was published in 1950 by E.P. Dutton Inc, and again by Bantam Books in 1982.

His grandfather, Loren Sherman, was the longtime editor and publisher of The Daily Times in Port Huron. His father, Frederick Ward Sherman, sold the newspaper in 1907 and moved to California, where he was editor and publisher of The Daily Independent in Santa Barbara in 1911.