On the flight deck of USS Card in front of a TBF Avenger, US Navy Rear Admiral Frank Lowry (center) is flanked by two Rear Admirals of the French Navy, C.A. Ronarc’h (left) and Jacques Missoffe, Casablanca, 4 Jun 1943.

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Caption     On the flight deck of USS Card in front of a TBF Avenger, US Navy Rear Admiral Frank Lowry (center) is flanked by two Rear Admirals of the French Navy, C.A. Ronarc’h (left) and Jacques Missoffe, Casablanca, 4 Jun 1943. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Casablanca, French Morocco
Date 4 Jun 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-K-882
 
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Photos on Same Day 4 Jun 1943
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
28 Oct 2021 04:30:10 PM

At this time, Rear Admiral Lowry was Commander of the Moroccan Sea Frontier. Note his ribbon for the Navy Cross, won at Coral Sea while he commanded USS Minneapolis.

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