| Caption | Admiral Chester Nimitz addressing officers immediately after assuming command of Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 31 Dec 1941; Admiral Husband Kimmel at right ww2dbase | |||||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | |||||||||||
| Link to Source | Link | |||||||||||
| Identification Code | NH 62021 | |||||||||||
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| Photo Size | 740 x 605 pixels | |||||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 31 Dec 1941 | |||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii | |||||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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2. Sprucanfan says:
24 Mar 2024 04:56:48 PM
I suspect that the second one listed in C. Peter Chen's comment is "probably" not LtG Emmons. The uniform, frame/posture appear to be that of Admiral Spruance. - for now, just my theory.
24 Mar 2024 04:56:48 PM
I suspect that the second one listed in C. Peter Chen's comment is "probably" not LtG Emmons. The uniform, frame/posture appear to be that of Admiral Spruance. - for now, just my theory.
3. 
David Stubblebine says:
25 Mar 2024 08:56:29 AM
Sprucanfan (above):
It is true Spruance often wore khakis and a pith helmet while everyone else was wearing whites, but I do not think this is Spruance in this photo. In the Navy’s highest resolution of this photo, this officer appears to be wearing his insignia on his epaulets rather than his collar. This suggests Army rather than Navy. And while the insignia cannot be read, it extends far enough across his shoulder to be the three stars of a Lieutenant General.
David Stubblebine says:25 Mar 2024 08:56:29 AM
Sprucanfan (above):
It is true Spruance often wore khakis and a pith helmet while everyone else was wearing whites, but I do not think this is Spruance in this photo. In the Navy’s highest resolution of this photo, this officer appears to be wearing his insignia on his epaulets rather than his collar. This suggests Army rather than Navy. And while the insignia cannot be read, it extends far enough across his shoulder to be the three stars of a Lieutenant General.
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21 Jan 2011 06:31:13 AM
US Navy identified the officers as:
Vice Admiral William S. Pye
Lieutenant General Delos C. Emmons, U.S. Army, (probably)
Rear Admiral Claude C. Bloch
Rear Admiral William R. Furlong (almost completely hidden behind RAdm. Bloch)
Rear Admiral John H. Newton
Rear Admiral Thomas Withers
Rear Admiral Milo F. Draemel.
Last two officers on left (not listed in order, and one nearly hidden) are possibly Captain Harold C. Train and
Rear Admiral William L. Calhoun.