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Rear Admiral Walden Ainsworth upon his departure from cruiser USS Honolulu at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 17 Jul 1943.

Caption     Rear Admiral Walden Ainsworth upon his departure from cruiser USS Honolulu at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 17 Jul 1943. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   80-G-342810
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Walden Ainsworth   Main article  Photos  
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Photo Size 874 x 1,138 pixels
Photos on Same Day 17 Jul 1943
Photos at Same Place Segond Channel, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides
Added By David Stubblebine
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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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
21 Aug 2023 06:08:57 PM

The United States Navy caption for this photo dates it as 7 Aug 1943 at Espiritu Santo but this cannot be correct (Navy photos are frequently dated for when the image’s file was created). Admiral Ainsworth arrived at Espiritu aboard Honolulu on 16 Jul 1943 and on 17 Jul 1943, he flew out to Nouméa, New Caledonia for a conference with Admiral Halsey. He then flew on to Pearl Harbor. This photo was clearly taken at an anchorage and there is no reason to believe it was not Espiritu Santo. The Admiral is standing at the head of an accommodation ladder so it seems likely the photo was taken as he left the ship on 17 Jul 1943.

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