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Photo #: NH 99215

Major General Edwin J. House, U.S. Army
(center)

On the flag bridge of USS Ancon (AGC-4) during the Salerno landings, 12 September 1943.
MGen. House commanded Ancon fighter-director team during the operation.
At right is Vice Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, USN, Commander Western Naval Task Force. His Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral Spencer S. Lewis, USN, is at left.
Note aircraft recognition silhouettes painted on the bulkhead.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

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26 March 2004