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Admiral Chester Nimitz aboard USS Enterprise to present awards, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 27 May 1942. Note capsized USS Oklahoma and sunken USS West Virginia and USS Arizona in the background.

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Caption     Admiral Chester Nimitz aboard USS Enterprise to present awards, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 27 May 1942. Note capsized USS Oklahoma and sunken USS West Virginia and USS Arizona in the background. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Date 27 May 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation RL Lawson Collection
 
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Photos on Same Day 27 May 1942
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,900 x 1,504 pixels



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