US Navy Admirals meeting with General Vandegrift, Guam, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Navy Admirals Raymond Spruance, Frederick Sherman, and Chester Nimitz meeting with Marine Crops General Alexander Vandegrift in a wooden shelter; servicemen are sitting on the ground in front of them. Official caption on front: "Admirals Spruance, Sherman, Nimitz, and General Vandegrift on Guam. Marine Corps Photo 7-20." Guam, Mariana Islands. 1944
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1944-07-
1944-08-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
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Guam Island
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military officers--American--Guam
Admirals--American--Guam
Generals--American--Guam
Meetings--Guam