General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADMIRAL NIMITZ AND PARTY AT GUAM: ADM. NIMITZquot; PRESS CONFERENCE AT GUAM
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Vandegrift, A. A. (Alexander Archer), 1887-1973
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General Alexander Archer Vandegrift, USMC (March 13, 1887 – May 8, 1973) was a United States Marine Corps four-star general. During World War II, he commanded the 1st Marine Division to victory in its first ground offensive of the war, the Battle of Guadalcanal. For his actions on August 7 to December 9, 1942, in the Solomon Islands campaign, he received the Medal of Honor. Vandegrift later served as the 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps. He was the first four-star general on active duty in th...
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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Admiral, United States Navy; deputy commander-in-chief, Pacific Fleet, 1942-1943; commmander, Central Pacific Forces, 1944-1945. From the description of Raymond Ames Spruance miscellaneous papers, 1937-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869192 Admiral, U.S. Navy. From the description of Papers, 1926-1968. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 57417894 Biographical/Historical...
Sherman, Forrest P. (Forrest Percival), 1896-1951
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Admiral, U.S. Navy. From the description of Papers, 1943-1951. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 57439114 Forrest Percival Sherman (1896-1951) was a naval officer, and Chief of Naval Operations from November 2, 1949 to July 22, 1951. From the description of Sherman, Forrest P. (Forrest Percival), 1896-1951 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570459 Forrest P. Sherman...
Shepherd, Lemuel C. (Lemuel Cornick), 1896-1990
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Lemuel Cornick Shepherd, Jr. (b. Feb. 10, 1896, Norfolk, Va.-d. Aug. 6, 1990), received his commission from the Virginia Military Institute in 1917. He reached the rank of brigadier general in July 1943, then major general in September 1944. He was commanding general of Fleet Marine Force Pacific from June 1950 to December 1951, then commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps from January 1952 until his retirement in January 1956. From the description of Shepherd, Lemuel C. (Lemuel Cornick)...
Turnage, Allen Hal, 1891-1971
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Allen Hal Turnage (b. Jan. 2, 1891, Farmville, S.C.-d. Oct. 22, 1971) received his commission in 1913 and saw foreign duty with the First Brigade in Haiti from 1915 to 1918. He reached the rank of brigadier general in May 1942, then major general in September 1942. He was director of personnel at headquarters of the U.S. Marine Corps in 1944 and 1945, and was assistant commandant fo the U.S. Marine Corps in 1945 and 1946. He commanded the Fleet Marine Force Pacific from May 1946 until his retire...
Smith, Holland M. (Holland McTyeire), 1882-1967
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Smith graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) in 1901. He entered the U.S. Marine Corps in c. 1905, served in the Philippines, Haiti, France during World War I, and the Pacific Theater in World War II. He is sometimes called "the father of modern U.S. amphibious warfare." Smith earned various service medals including the Distinguished Service Cross, the Purple Heart, and the Croix de Guerre. He retired from the service in 1946. From the description of Pap...
Geiger, Roy S. (Roy Stanley), 1885-1947
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Roy Stanley Geiger (b. Jan. 25, 1885-d. Jan. 23, 1947) was born in Middleburg, Florida. He commanded the 3rd Marine Amphibious Corps during the Allied invasion and capitulation of Okinawa in 1945. In 1946, he served as the senior Marine representative at Bikini Atoll, during atomic tests Able and Baker. From the description of Geiger, Roy S. (Roy Stanley), 1885-1947 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10615822 ...
