Title

American admirals (l. to r.:) Spruance, King and Nimitz, 1944-1945

Caption

American admirals (l. to r.:) Spruance, King and Nimitz on an airfield on an island in the Pacific, 1944 or 1945.
Ernest Joseph King (1878-1956) was the chief of staff of the American Navy and head of naval operations (December 20, 1941-November 1945.
Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966) was commander in chief of the American Pacific fleet between December 1941 and September 1945.
Raymond Ames Spruance (1886-1969) was commander in chief of the American Fifth Fleet of the Pacific, then chief of the American Pacific fleet (November 1945).

Date

1944

Credit line

Photo12/Collection Bernard Crochet

Reference

CRO01169_070

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

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