Facts: - birth name: william frederick halsey , jr. - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: '' ' world war i '' ' - death date: 16 august 1959 - allegiance: united states of america 1896 - commands: flusser dale dd-290 6 saratoga cv-3 6 nas pensacola carrier division dd-20 2 task force 16 south pacific area united states third 6 fleet shaw dd-68 6 wickes dd-75 6 - nickname: '' bull '' halsey -lrb- in the press -rrb- - placeofburial: arlington national cemetery - rank: 20px fleet admiral - awards: navy cross - birth date: 30 october 1882 - serviceyears: 1904 -- 1959 - branch: united states navy - image: w halsey.jpg - death place: fishers island , new york - birth place: elizabeth , new jersey Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william halsey , jr. . .
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fleet admiral william frederick halsey jr. , gbe -lrb- october 30 , 1882august 16 , 1959 -rrb- -- known as bill halsey or '' bull '' halsey -- was an american fleet admiral in the united states navy .at the start of the war in the pacific -lrb- 1941 -- 45 -rrb- halsey commanded the task force centered on the carrier in a series of raids against japanese-held targets .he was made commander , south pacific area and led the allied forces over the course of the battle for guadalcanal -lrb- 1942 -- 43 -rrb- and the fighting up the solomon chain -lrb- 1942 -- 45 -rrb- .in 1943 he was made commander of the third fleet , the post he held through the rest of the war .