Rear Admiral Harold Stark with the commanders of his Cruiser Divisions and ships, probably aboard USS Honolulu, circa 1939Lee aboard USS Washington, circa 1942-1943Portrait of Willis Lee, circa 1942William Halsey presenting Willis Lee with the Navy Cross medal, circa Jan 1943
Rear Admiral Harold Stark with the commanders of his Cruiser Divisions and ships, probably aboard USS Honolulu, circa 1939Lee aboard USS Washington, circa 1942-1943Portrait of Willis Lee, circa 1942William Halsey presenting Willis Lee with the Navy Cross medal, circa Jan 1943
Newly promoted Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz hosting a collection of Third Fleet flag officers aboard battleship USS New Jersey in Ulithi Lagoon, Caroline Islands, Christmas Eve, 1944.Lee aboard USS South Dakota, circa 1945Admirals Spruance, Mitscher, Nimitz, and Lee aboard USS Indianapolis, Feb 1945
Newly promoted Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz hosting a collection of Third Fleet flag officers aboard battleship USS New Jersey in Ulithi Lagoon, Caroline Islands, Christmas Eve, 1944.Lee aboard USS South Dakota, circa 1945Admirals Spruance, Mitscher, Nimitz, and Lee aboard USS Indianapolis, Feb 1945
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