High-level Naval conference in San Francisco in late 1944 including Adm Raymond Spruance, Adm Ernest King, RAdm Charles Cooke, Navy Secretary James Forrestal, VAdm Randall Jacobs, Adm Chester Nimitz, VAdm Aubrey Fitch. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     High-level Naval conference in San Francisco in late 1944 including Adm Raymond Spruance, Adm Ernest King, RAdm Charles Cooke, Navy Secretary James Forrestal, VAdm Randall Jacobs, Adm Chester Nimitz, VAdm Aubrey Fitch. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
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Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   NH 62703
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Chester Nimitz   Main article  Photos  
Ernest King   Main article  Photos  
Raymond Spruance   Main article  Photos  
Aubrey Fitch   Main article  Photos  
Photos at Same Place San Francisco, California, United States
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
10 Apr 2020 01:51:27 PM

RAdm Forrest Sherman is barely visible in the background between Nimitz and Fitch.
2. Anon says:
14 Feb 2021 03:55:18 PM

When was this conference held? What was it about? I googled it, but there doesn't seem to be much information.
Is there a link to the source of the photo?
3. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
14 Feb 2021 05:29:55 PM

Anonymous (above):
This is a US Navy photo and their page for it is here: https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-62000/NH-62703.html. Their own caption has little information about the nature of this meeting and the location of San Francisco may not even be accurate. They date it as “circa-1944” but I date it as late 1944 based on being between Forrestal’s appointment as SecNav in May 1944 and King’s & Nimitz’ promotions to FAdm in Dec 1944. I said late 1944 based on mostly blue uniforms but mid 1944 is still a possibility. More details about this meeting would be of interest to me too.

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