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Photo #: 80-G-284249

Tinian Flag Raising Ceremonies, August 1944


Navy and Marine Corps officers present are, from left to right:
Major General Harry Schmidt, USMC;
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, USN;
Vice Admiral Richmond K. Turner, USN;
Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith, USMC (partially visible beyond VAdm. Turner's left shoulder);
Major General Clifton B. Cates, USMC;
an unidentified officer; and
Captain Frederic S. Withington, USN.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

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Image posted 29 December 2006