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NH 124488 ADM C.W. Nimitz, Cincpac, and men inspect Japanese ammunition on Betio Island, 27 Nov. 1944

ADM C.W. Nimitz, Cincpac, and men inspect Japanese ammunition on Betio Island, 27 Nov. 1944
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Title: ADM C.W. Nimitz, Cincpac, and men inspect Japanese ammunition on Betio Island, 27 Nov. 1944
Caption: After the U.S. Marines had taken Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, ADM C.W. Nimitz, Cincpac, inspected the island. Here, the Admiral looks over a box of Japanese ammunition. Also in party were Admirals Newton, Hoover (with cigar), Sherman, Bernhard, and Gen. Robert Richardson, 27 Nov. 1943. Ammo. was 51-caliber.
Description: ADM R.A. Spruance Collection
Catalog #: NH 124488
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Sat, Nov 27, 1943
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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