General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADM. SIR BRUCE FRASER (ROYAL NAVY) COMES ABOARD THE USS SOUTH DAKOTA

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADM. SIR BRUCE FRASER (ROYAL NAVY) COMES ABOARD THE USS SOUTH DAKOTA

1945

1) HA CU ADM. FRASERcomes aboard the SOUTH DAKOTA and is greeted by ADM. CHESTER W. NIMITZ.2) CU ADM. TURNER AND GEN. ALLEN BETH GEIGER (USMC) come aboard.QUALITY: GOOD

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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...

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