General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADMS. KING, NIMITZ, SPRUANCE amp; LT. GEN. H. SMITH AT SAIPAN

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADMS. KING, NIMITZ, SPRUANCE amp; LT. GEN. H. SMITH AT SAIPAN

1944

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1) MS PB4Y taxis on strip.2) MCU Lt. Gen. Harold Smith in jeep.3) MS Adms. King & Spruance greeted by Smith.4) MCU King talks to Spruance.5) MS Adms. King & Nimitz, Smith exit in jeep.6) MS Nimitz & Spruance converse on strip.7) MS King interviewed by Marine & news correspondents.8) MCU Nimitz, King & Smith in jeep.9) LS-Pan Jeep passes down flight strip.10) MS King & Smith sign short-snorter bills-SV.11) MS King & Nimitz board PB4Y.

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King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956

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Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966

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Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (/ˈnɪmɪts/; February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. Nimitz was the leading US Navy authority on submarines. Qualified in submarines during his early years, he later oversaw the conversion of these vessels' propu...

Spruance, Raymond Ames, 1886-1969

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