Signal flags flying from Sanborn's halliards, circa late 1944 or in 1945, photo 2 of 2

Caption     Signal flags flying from Sanborn's halliards, circa late 1944 or in 1945, photo 2 of 2 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 104402-KN
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Howard W. Whalen's Iwo Jima Color Photographs   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Sanborn   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 515 x 744 pixels
Photos in Series See all 2 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 31 Dec 1944
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. jim kindervater says:
13 May 2009 06:43:17 PM

what signal flags would one have seen on admiral halseys flag ship during the battle of leyte gulf.

thanks in advance

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