General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. HMS KING GEORGE V AT GUAM

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. HMS KING GEORGE V AT GUAM

1945

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1) HS-LS Admiral Rawlings, Royal British Navy & Admiral Nimitz enter CincPac Quarters, Guam.2) CU Admirals Nimitz & Rawlings.3) CU Admiral Rawlings leaves CincPac Headquarters.4) HS Admiral Nimitz piped aboard HMS KING GEORGE V.5) HS He is greeted by Admiral Rawlings.6) HS Adm. Nimitz inspects the Royal Marines.7) CU Adm. Nimitz addressing the crew of KING GEORGE V beneath three 15" guns; Nimitz & British crew-SV.8) CU Adm. Rawlings & other British officer; Adm. Nimitz is given three cheers by the crew.9) LS Small boat as 4 guns of * three turret are raised.10) LS Admiral Nimitz is piped off the gangway into a small boat below.QUALITY: FAIR

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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...