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NH 62348 Fleet Admiral Nimitz Signs a "Short-Snorter" Dollar Bill

Fleet Admiral Nimitz Signs a "Short-Snorter" Dollar Bill
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Title: Fleet Admiral Nimitz Signs a "Short-Snorter" Dollar Bill
Caption: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Commander-in-Chief Pacific-Pacific Ocean Area (CINCPAC-CINCPOA) signs a "Short-Snorter" dollar bill for crewman after a plane ride, 7 June 1945, at Guam. "Short-Snorters" were dollar bills that servicemen got famous movie stars and high officers to sign, and they would Scotch tape them end to end.
Description: Courtesy of Fleet Admiral Nimitz
Catalog #: NH 62348
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Thu, Jun 07, 1945
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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