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Caption | US Navy Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King and Commander R. E. Dornin climbing the steps to their quarters during Potsdam Conference, Germany, 15 Jul 1945 ww2dbase | |||||||
Date | 15 Jul 1945 | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||
Identification Code | ARC 198827 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 15 Jul 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 | 2,355 x 2,926 pixels |
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David Stubblebine says:
12 May 2024 12:42:21 PM
Note FAdm King’s shoulder boards with the 5-star insignia. Since FAdm King was the only officer of 5-star rank willing to be seen in public wearing the Navy gray uniform, very few of these shoulder boards were produced and today are a very rare and collectible item.

12 May 2024 12:42:21 PM
Note FAdm King’s shoulder boards with the 5-star insignia. Since FAdm King was the only officer of 5-star rank willing to be seen in public wearing the Navy gray uniform, very few of these shoulder boards were produced and today are a very rare and collectible item.
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Seen here are the US Navy gray uniforms, an alternative to the Khaki's. The grays were a favorite of FAdm King but FAdm Nimitz hated them, so they were often seen around Washington DC but unofficially banned in the Pacific area. When King introduced the grays, braid on senior officers' caps was optional (we see King & his aide without it but VAdm Cooke & his aides with it). Sometime after these photos, King & Nimitz were leaving a hotel together (both wearing overcoats without insignia) and a press photographer pushed King aside saying, "Out of the way, Chief. I want a shot of the Admiral." Cap braid re-appeared a short time later.