Lieutenant General Mark Clark and Navy Rear Admiral Alan Kirk aboard command ship USS Ancon during the Sicily operations, Mers-el-Kebir, Oran, Algeria, 18 Jul 1943.

Caption     Lieutenant General Mark Clark and Navy Rear Admiral Alan Kirk aboard command ship USS Ancon during the Sicily operations, Mers-el-Kebir, Oran, Algeria, 18 Jul 1943. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-215139
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Photos at Same Place Oran, Algeria
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
7 Sep 2016 11:29:33 AM

Behind Clark and Kirk are Army Major General Alfred Gruenther, Clark's Chief-of-Staff, and Navy Captain Paul Mather, Ancon's commanding officer.

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