John Gregory Crace Military person

Vice Admiral Sir John Gregory Crace KBE, CB (6 February 1887 – 11 May 1968), also known as Jack Crace, was an Australian who came to prominence as an officer of the Royal Navy (RN). He commanded the Australian-United States Support Force, Task Force 44, at the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 06, 1887
Birth place	Gungahlin Australian Capital Territory , Australia
Date of death	May 11, 1968
Place of death	England , Hampshire

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Military person

award	Order of the Bath Order of the British Empire
military operations	Battle of the Coral Sea World War II World War I
military command	Chatham Dockyard Task Force 44
service start	1902
service end	1946