Admiral Chester Nimitz aboard USS Enterprise to present awards, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 27 May 1942. Note capsized USS Oklahoma and sunken USS West Virginia and USS Arizona in the background.

Caption     Admiral Chester Nimitz aboard USS Enterprise to present awards, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 27 May 1942. Note capsized USS Oklahoma and sunken USS West Virginia and USS Arizona in the background. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation RL Lawson Collection
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Photo Size 1,900 x 1,504 pixels
Photos on Same Day 27 May 1942
Photos at Same Place Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Added By David Stubblebine
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