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Lieutenant General Mark Clark and Navy Rear Admiral Alan Kirk aboard command ship USS Ancon during the Sicily operations, Mers-el-Kebir, Oran, Algeria, 18 Jul 1943. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Lieutenant General Mark Clark and Navy Rear Admiral Alan Kirk aboard command ship USS Ancon during the Sicily operations, Mers-el-Kebir, Oran, Algeria, 18 Jul 1943. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Oran, Algeria
Date 18 Jul 1943
Photographer    Unknown
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-215139
 
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Invasion of Sicily and Italy's Surrender   Main article  Photos  Maps  
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 4,256 x 3,380 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
7 Sep 2016 11:29:33 AM

Behind Clark and Kirk are Army Major General Alfred Gruenther, Clark's Chief-of-Staff, and Navy Captain Paul Mather, Ancon's commanding officer.

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