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Photo # NH 62451-KN:  Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Commander Eugene B. Fluckey, USN, in Washington, D.C., March 1947

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Commander Eugene B. Fluckey, USN, (1913-____) --
Informal photographs as Aide to FAdm. C.W. Nimitz, 1946-1947


This page features selected informal views of Commander (later Rear Admiral) Eugene B. Fluckey while he was serving as Aide to Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the Chief of Naval Operations, in 1946-1947.

For other photographs concerning Eugene B. Fluckey, see:

  • Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey, USN (1913-____).


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: NH 62630

    Mrs. Chester W. Nimitz
    ,
    Wife of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

    Receives an ovation at a reception held in honor of her husband at the Golden Slipper Square Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 12 February 1946. Fleet Admiral Nimitz was presented with the "Golden Slipper Distinguished Service Award" in recognition of his World War II activities.
    At left is Nimitz' Aide, Commander Eugene B. Fluckey, USN.

    Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 73KB; 600 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 62947

    Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
    ,
    Chief of Naval Operations, (standing, 3rd from right)

    Poses with other officers and enlisted men during an inspection of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, on 20 June 1946. He has annotated the original print with his initials and those of his Aide, Commander Eugene B. Fluckey, USN, who is standing at right.
    Captain James D. Barner, the Air Station's Commanding Officer, is standing at left.
    The aircraft is a Consolidated RY-1 transport plane.

    Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 90KB; 740 x 590 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 62189

    Commander Eugene B. Fluckey, USN
    ,
    Aide to Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (Chief of Naval Operations)

    Seated next to a WAVE officer at a dinner held in Nimitz's honor during the unveiling of a bronze bust at the Hall of State, Dallas, Texas, on 7 December 1946.

    Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 76KB; 600 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 62451-KN (color)

    Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN,
    Chief of Naval Operations (left)

    Walking with his Aide, Commander Eugene B. Fluckey, USN, by the Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., on 25 March 1947.
    Fleet Admiral Nimitz has signed the original print in blue ink. The print was enlarged from a Kodak snapshot taken by Mr. Francis H. Templeton.

    Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 64KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 58147

    "Submarine Day" at the U.S. Naval Academy, 11 April 1947


    Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Chief of Naval Operations, is greeted by a group of submarine officers on duty at the Naval Academy, and by two members of the original crew of USS Holland, the Navy's first submarine, which had been accepted for service 47 years previously.
    Those present in the front row are (from left to right):
    Mr. Harry Wahab, former Holland crewman;
    Mr. Richard O. Williams, former Holland crewman;
    Fleet Admiral Nimitz;
    Commander Frederick J. Harlfinger II, Commanding Officer of USS Sirago (SS-485); and
    Commander Eugene B. Fluckey, Aide to FAdm. Nimitz.
    Senator T.F. Green of Rhode Island is standing behind FAdm. Nimitz.

    Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 121KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 62691

    Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
    ,
    Chief of Naval Operations, (2nd from left)

    With other Navy officers, after receiving an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, circa 1946-1947.
    Commander Eugene B. Fluckey, USN, FAdm. Nimitz' Aide is at right. The other two officers are not identified.

    Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     


    For other photographs concerning Eugene B. Fluckey, see:

  • Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey, USN (1913-____).

    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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