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NH 62277 Change of Command Ceremony for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz On Board USS MENHADEN (SS-377)

Change of Command Ceremony for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz On Board USS MENHADEN (SS-377)
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Title: Change of Command Ceremony for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz On Board USS MENHADEN (SS-377)
Caption: In a change of command ceremony, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, is relieved as Commander-in-Chief Pacific-Pacific Ocean Area (CINCPAC-CINCPOA) by Admiral Raymond A. Spruance on board USS MENHADEN (SS-377) moored at Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, 24 November 1945. On left side of pier is USS DENTUDA (SS-335), and passing by is USS BEGOR (APD-127).
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Catalog #: NH 62277
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Sat, Nov 24, 1945
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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