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Admiral Chester W. Nimitz addresses senior officers the day he took command as Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet in front of Torpedo Building at Quarry Point near Pearl Harbor
(Center right) Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (far right) Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, who held the command until December 17, 1941. Standing at left (right to left): Vice Admiral William S. Pye; Lieutenant General Delos C. Emmons, U.S. Army, (probably); Rear Admiral Claude C. Bloch; Rear Admiral William R. Furlong (almost completely hidden behind RAdm. Bloch); Rear Admiral John H. Newton; Rear Admiral Thomas Withers; Rear Admiral Milo F. Draemel. Last two officers on left are possibly Captain Harold C. Train and Rear Admiral William L. Calhoun.
Credit: USN via NHHC NH 62021 Date: December 31, 1941
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