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Secnav Forrestal & Admiral Hewitt Off Beach Head, Southern France
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film # 5157. National Archives description "1) MS Adm. Hewitt & Sec. of Navy Forrestal piped over side. 2) HS PT with Secretary & party pulls away. 3) MS CU German wounded brought aboard ship from LCM alongside-SV. 4) MS Gen. Somerville & Under Secretary of War Patterson piped aboard. 5) MS Adm. Hewitt greets Under Secretary of War Patterson. 6) MS PT underway, city & harbor BG. QUALITY: GENERALLY GOOD." National Archives Identifier: 77376 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, Hewitt, H. Kent (Henry Kent), 1887-1972, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Southern, Forrestal, James, 1892-1949, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, World War II, War -- Relief Of Sick And Wounded, USS Catoctin (AGC-5), Devers, Jacob L. (Jacob Loucks), 1887-1979, Somervell, Brehon Burke, 1892-1955, Eaker, Ira, 1896-1987, USS Catoctin, Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952
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