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| 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 | |||||||||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii | |||||||||||
| Date | 31 Dec 1941 | |||||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | |||||||||||
| Link to Source | Link | |||||||||||
| Identification Code | NH 62021 | |||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 31 Dec 1941 | |||||||||||
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| 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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| Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||
| Photo Size | 740 x 605 pixels | |||||||||||
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Visitor Submitted Comments
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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Famous WW2 Quote
"Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue."Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, 16 Mar 1945
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.