This page features informal views of John S. Thach from the mid-point of World War II to the end of his Naval service.
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Photo #: 80-G-308561 Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Sr., Commander, Task Force 38, and Commander John S. Thach, USN, Task Force 38 Operations Officer Working on operations plans in the Flag Plot spaces on board USS Hancock (CV-19), circa November 1944-January 1945. Photograph was received 29 March 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 84KB; 655 x 675 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-701293 Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945 Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, signs the Instrument of Surrender as United States Representative, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945. Standing directly behind him are (left-to-right): General of the Army Douglas MacArthur; Admiral William F. Halsey, USN, and Rear Admiral Forrest Sherman, USN. Many of the other officers present are identified in 80-G-701293 (Complete Caption)". Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 113KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-441265 John F. Floberg, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air (right) Visits the station theater at Naval Auxiliary Air Station, El Centro, California, during his inspection tour, 15 March 1952. Others present are (from left to right): Captain Robert N. Hunter, USN; Lieutenant Commander John A. Morrison, USN; Captain John S. Thach, USN, and Lieutenant Commander B.L. Tacker, USNR. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 103KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 92748 Admiral John S. Thach, USN, Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe (left) Pays a farewell call on Admiral Charles D. Griffin, USN, Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe, at Naples, Italy, in April 1967. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, Annapolis, Maryland, 1981. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 43KB; 590 x 675 pixels |
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Page made 30 May 1999
Coding updated 6 May 2009