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NH 62698 "Leaders of the Central Pacific Campaign"

Photo #: NH 62698 "Leaders of the Central Pacific Campaign"
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Description: Photo #: NH 62698 Leaders of the Central Pacific Campaign Admiral C.W. Nimitz, USN, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas, and his subordinate Army, Navy and Marine Corps Officers who are directing Central Pacific operations, are shown while inspecting Army troops who are participating in corrent operations. (quoted from an original 1943 vintage picture caption). Photographed on board an attack transport (probably USS Leonard Wood, APA-12) in November 1943. The officers in the front row are identified in Photo # NH 62698 (complete caption). The original photograph is signed by Admiral Nimitz. Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
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