| Caption | First lady Eleanor Roosevelt upon arrival at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides during her tour of the South Pacific on behalf of the Red Cross, 14 Sep 1943. She is flanked by VAdm Aubrey Fitch and MGen Maxwell Murray. ww2dbase | |||||||||||
| Photographer | Donald Garber | |||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via the Don Garber Collection | |||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 14 Sep 1943 | |||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Luganville, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides | |||||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||
| Added Date | 2 Apr 2020 | |||||||||||
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| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". | |||||||||||
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Luganville, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides |
| Lat/Long | -15.5125, 167.1351 |
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2 Apr 2020 11:17:54 PM
The aircraft is a B-24 Liberator that was probably Mrs. Roosevelt’s transport to the island. Seen to the right of Army General Murray is Miss Coletta Ryan, American Red Cross Supervisor of the South Pacific Area who was accompanying the first lady.