Photo #: 80-G-43065 Rear Admiral John S. McCain (left) shakes hands with Rear Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch On the occasion of McCain's relief by Fitch as Commander, Aircraft, South Pacific Force, circa 21 September 1942. RAdm. McCain was transferred to Washington, D.C., to become Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. The photo may have been taken on board USS Curtiss (AV-4) at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 121KB; 740 x 645 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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23 May 2000