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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 62021 Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, (right center) Addresses senior officers at Pearl Harbor, 31 December 1941, the day he took command. Photographed in front of the Torpedo Building at Quarry Point. Standing at right is Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, who had held the command until 17 December. Those standing in line at left are identified in Photo # NH 62021 (Complete caption) Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 78KB; 740 x 625 pixels

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26 May 1999