Crace was senior in time in rank to Fletcher, but the Australian Commonwealth Naval Board assented to a request from King that Allied naval carrier forces in the area operate under the command of a US flag officer (Lundstrom (2006), pp. 133).
克雷斯资历长于弗莱彻，但澳大利亚英联邦海军部同意了金格的请求，让该地区的航母舰队的行动由一位美国指挥官指挥(Lundstrom (2006), pp.  133)。