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Caption | US President Franklin Roosevelt and King Farouk of Egypt aboard USS Quincy in the Great Bitter Lake, Egypt, 13 Feb 1945 ww2dbase | |||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Great Bitter Lake, Egypt | |||||||
Date | 13 Feb 1945 | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | |||||||
Link to Source | Link | |||||||
Identification Code | USA C-548 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 13 Feb 1945 | |||||||
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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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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Photo Size | 740 x 586 pixels |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. A citizen says:
8 Nov 2007 12:25:09 PM
So many years have past.. Yet he is still loved.. A King he was.. And always shall be..
8 Nov 2007 12:25:09 PM
So many years have past.. Yet he is still loved.. A King he was.. And always shall be..
3. Anonymous says:
13 Feb 2014 02:12:49 PM
Something's amiss. The link to USS Quincy says she was sunk 1942, but this picture is date 45. Is the link to the right Quincy?
13 Feb 2014 02:12:49 PM
Something's amiss. The link to USS Quincy says she was sunk 1942, but this picture is date 45. Is the link to the right Quincy?
4.
C. Peter Chen says:
13 Feb 2014 03:34:39 PM
Thank you very much, the link has been updated to point to the correct USS Quincy.

13 Feb 2014 03:34:39 PM
Thank you very much, the link has been updated to point to the correct USS Quincy.
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15 Oct 2007 03:50:26 PM
I love King Farouk , god bless his soul