| Caption | Newly promoted Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz hosting a collection of Third Fleet flag officers aboard battleship USS New Jersey in Ulithi Lagoon, Caroline Islands, Christmas Eve, 1944. ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation FN Gilreath Collection | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Photo Size | 2,828 x 2,244 pixels | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 24 Dec 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Ulithi, Caroline Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Ulithi, Caroline Islands |
| Lat/Long | 10.0625, 139.7105 |
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Left to Right: Cmdr T.P. Jeter, VAdm John McCain, VAdm Willis A. Lee, Jr., RAdm Gerald F. Bogan, VAdm George D. Murray, RAdm John F. Shafroth, Jr., RAdm Edward W. Hanson, RAdm F.E.M. Whiting, RAdm M.L. Deyo, RAdm J.C. Jones, Jr., RAdm Alfred E. Montgomery, RAdm Forest Sherman, RAdm Arthur W. Radford, RAdm Frederick C. Sherman, RAdm Joseph J. “Jocko” Clark, RAdm John H. Hoover, FAdm Chester Nimitz, RAdm Glenn B. Davis, RAdm L.J. Wiltse, Cmdr W.R. Carter, RAdm W. Baker. Interestingly not present in this group of Third Fleet admirals was the Third Fleet Commander, Adm William Halsey.