General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADM WILLIAM F. HALSEY IN SAN FRANCISCO

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADM WILLIAM F. HALSEY IN SAN FRANCISCO

1945

LS USS SOUTH DAKOTA (BB-57) entering San Francisco Bay (taken from moving boat).LS DD, flying long homeward-bound pennant, passes beneath the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.LS USS SOUTH DAKOTA drops anchor in San Francisco Bay (15 Oct 45).CU ADM HALSEY & staff members in car as ADM HALSEY gots out of car and mounts steps at Civic Centor, San Francisco.QUALITY: GOOD

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Halsey, William Frederick, 1882-1959

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William Frederick Halsey Jr. (October 30, 1882 – August 16, 1959) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. He was called "Bill" by his family and friends and nicknamed "Bull" by the press. He is one of four individuals to have attained the rank of fleet admiral of the United States Navy, the others being Ernest King, William Leahy, and Chester W. Nimitz. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Halsey graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1904. He served in the Gr...