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NH 58020 Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (CinCPac) make an inspection tour of American defenses at American Samoa.

Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (CinCPac) make an inspection tour of American defenses at American Samoa.
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Title: Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (CinCPac) make an inspection tour of American defenses at American Samoa.
Caption: Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, near left with hand on sun helmet, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (CinCPac), in front of the Secretary, make an inspection tour of American defenses at American Samoa, January 1943. Here, they are piped on board USS WICHITA (CA-45); Admiral Wm. F. Halsey (Com Third Fleet) is at right in sun helmet. Note the ship's data plaque on bulkhead.
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Catalog #: NH 58020
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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