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| Rear Admiral Harold Stark with the commanders of his Cruiser Divisions and ships, probably aboard USS Honolulu, circa 1939 | Lee aboard USS Washington, circa 1942-1943 |
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| Portrait of Willis Lee, circa 1942 | William Halsey presenting Willis Lee with the Navy Cross medal, circa Jan 1943 |
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| Newly promoted Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz hosting a collection of Third Fleet flag officers aboard battleship USS New Jersey in Ulithi Lagoon, Caroline Islands, Christmas Eve, 1944. | Lee aboard USS South Dakota, circa 1945 |
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| Admirals Spruance, Mitscher, Nimitz, and Lee aboard USS Indianapolis, Feb 1945 |
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