British General Harold Alexander and US Rear Admiral Alan Kirk aboard USS Ancon off Mers El Kébir, Algeria, 23 Jun 1943British General Harold Alexander, US Lieutenant General George Patton, and US Rear Admiral Alan Kirk aboard USS Ancon off Mers El Kébir, Algeria, 23 Jun 1943USS Iowa delivering President Franklin Roosevelt to Africa for transit on to the Tehran Conference, Mers El Kébir, Oran, Algeria, 20 Nov 1943. Note French cruiser Jeanne d’Arc just beyond Iowa. See Note below.
British General Harold Alexander and US Rear Admiral Alan Kirk aboard USS Ancon off Mers El Kébir, Algeria, 23 Jun 1943British General Harold Alexander, US Lieutenant General George Patton, and US Rear Admiral Alan Kirk aboard USS Ancon off Mers El Kébir, Algeria, 23 Jun 1943USS Iowa delivering President Franklin Roosevelt to Africa for transit on to the Tehran Conference, Mers El Kébir, Oran, Algeria, 20 Nov 1943. Note French cruiser Jeanne d’Arc just beyond Iowa. See Note below.


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