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Captain Charles Paul McFeaters, commander of the transport; Rear Admiral Kelly Turner; Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley; Major General M.F. Harmon, commander of the Army forces in the South Pacific area; and Major General Alexander M. Patch. Jr., inspecting the troops of the Army Task Force aboard the transport which is taking them from New Caledonia to the Solomons
Officers inspecting the crew of the transport carrying troops from New Caledonia to the Solomons to reinforce Marines. They are: Captain Charles Paul McFeaters, commander of the transport; Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley, who was then in command of the South Pacific; Major General M.F. Harmon, commander of the Army forces in the South Pacific
Major General Alexander M. Patch, Jr., commander of the United forces in New Caledonia; Major General M.F. Harmon, commanding Army forces in the South Pacific area; Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley; and Rear Admiral Kelly Turner, who conducted the inspection of the troops dispatched from New Caledonia to join the Marines in the Solomons
Officers inspecting the crew of the transport carrying troops from New Caledonia to the Solomons to reinforce Marines. They are: Captain Charles Paul McFeaters, commander of the transport; Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley, who was then in command of the South Pacific; Major General M.F. Harmon, commander of the Army forces in the South Pacific
Officers inspecting a transport crew carrying troops from New Caledonia to the Solomons to reinforce the Marines. Front to rear are: Vice Admiral Robert Ghormley, who was then in command of the South Pacific area; Captain Charles Paul McFeaters, commander of the transport (wearing helmet); Major General M.F. Harmon, commander of the Army forces in the South Pacific area (wearing service cap)
Major General Alexander M. Patch, Jr., commander of the United forces in New Caledonia; Major General M.F. Harmon, commanding Army forces in the South Pacific area; Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley; and Rear Admiral Kelly Turner, who conducted the inspection of the troops dispatched from New Caledonia to join the Marines in the Solomons
Officers inspecting a transport crew carrying troops from New Caledonia to the Solomons to reinforce the Marines. Front to rear are: Vice Admiral Robert Ghormley, who was then in command of the South Pacific area; Captain Charles Paul McFeaters, commander of the transport (wearing helmet); Major General M.F. Harmon, commander of the Army forces in the South Pacific area (wearing service cap)
Brigadier General E.B. Sebree, assistant to Major General Alexander M. Patch, and Colonel Bryant E. Moore reviewing troops in New Caledonia prior to their embarkation for duty in the Solomons
Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee, Commander of the U.S. battleship Maine
Captain Charles Paul McFeaters, commander of the transport; Rear Admiral Kelly Turner; Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley; Major General M.F. Harmon, commander of the Army forces in the South Pacific area; and Major General Alexander M. Patch. Jr., inspecting the troops of the Army Task Force aboard the transport which is taking them from New Caledonia to the Solomons
Summary
Image source: U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
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Date
01/01/1942
Location
new caledonia
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html