General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Flag officers attend flag raising ceremonies on Iwo Jima

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Flag officers attend flag raising ceremonies on Iwo Jima

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Cates, Clifton B. (Clifton Bledsoe), 1893-1970

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Marine Corps officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Clifton Bledsoe Cates : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122419164 Clifton Bledsoe Cates (1893-1970) was born in Tiptonville, Tennessee. He received his commission in 1917 and was twice wounded while serving with 6th Marines in the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. He rose to the rank of brigadier general in April 1940, and major general in Feb...

Hill, Harry W. (Harry Wilbur), 1890-1971

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Harry Wilbur Hill (1890-1971), U.S. Naval officer, served in both World Wars. He was commander of Battleship Division Four from 1942 to 1943, then commander of the amphibious forces at Okinawa from April to June 1945. He later served as commandant of the National War College from 1947 to 1949, and as superintendent of Annapolis from 1950 until his retirement in May 1952. From the description of Hill, Harry W. (Harry Wilbur), 1890-1971 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administratio...