be suffering from abscessed teeth, possibly the main cause of his shortcomings as ComSoPac." Later service Following his dismissal from South Pacific Force, Ghormley served in Washington, D.C., attached to the headquarters, United States Fleet under Admiral Ernest J. King, before he was ordered to Hawaii as Commandant of the 14th Naval District in February 1943. While in this capacity, he was responsible for the defense of the Hawaiian Islands, and islands to westward, including Midway, and Johnston. Ghormley served in this capacity until October 1944, when he was relieved by Rear Admiral William R. Furlong and ordered to European Theater of Operations for new assignment. He was decorated with Legion of Merit for his service on Hawaii. In December 1944, Ghormley became Commander, United States Naval Forces Germany with additional duty as Senior Naval member of the Group Control Council for Germany, and served in that position for the rest of the War and was responsible for the directing of effective organization in carrying out the demilitarization of the German Navy and the collection of valuable intelligence material. He was decorated with Navy Distinguished Service Medal and returned to the United States in December 1945. He spent his last months of active duty as a member of the General Board, at the Navy Department, and retired on August 1, 1946, completing 40 years on active duty. Retirement and death While recovering from surgery in 1958 at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Ghormley died at age 74 on June 21, and was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. His wife, Lucile Lyon Ghormley (1890–1966) is buried beside him. They had two children, a daughter Alicia Ghormley Robards (1914–2001) and a son Robert Lee Ghormley Jr. (1923–2012), who also served in the Navy and retired as Commander. Legacy A small city park in Moscow, Idaho, near the University of Idaho, is named for Admiral Ghormley. () Awards Navy Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Navy Expeditionary Medal Nicaraguan Campaign Medal World War I Victory Medal American Defense Service Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one battle star European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Medal References External links history.navy.mil: Robert L. Ghormley Robert L. Ghormley Papers (#1153), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University Time – cover – August 17, 1942 1883 births 1958 deaths Military personnel from