Caption | Brigadier General Jesse Auton, General Dwight Eisenhower, Lieutenant General Carl Spaatz, Major General James Doolittle, Major General William E. Kepner, Colonel Donald M. Blakeslee, RAF Debden, Essex, England, United Kingdom, 11 Apr 1944. VIPs were present for the presentation of Blakeslee with the Distinguished Service Cross ww2dbase | ||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via Wikimedia Commons | ||||||||||
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Photo Size | 2,048 x 1,382 pixels | ||||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 11 Apr 1944 | ||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Essex, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Brigadier General Jesse Auton, Commanding Officer of the 65th Fighter Wing; General Dwight D Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander; Lieutenant General Carl Spaatz, Commanding Officer of the Strategic Air Forces in Europe; Major General James Doolittle, Commanding Officer of the 8th Air Force; Major General William E Kepner, Commanding Officer of the 8th Air Force Fighter Command; Colonel Donald M Blakeslee, Commanding Officer of the 4th Fighter Group