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NH 58533 Nimitz on Gilbert Islands

Nimitz on Gilbert Islands
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Title: Nimitz on Gilbert Islands
Caption: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, CINCPAC, greets officers and men on Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands, and inspects damage done by US Naval gunfire and carrier aircraft in recapturing these islands by US Marines.
Description: Courtesy of Fleet Admiral Nimitz
Catalog #: NH 58533
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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