COLLECTION NAME:
McClain (Herbert A.) Photographs
Record
Title:
Ceremony to honor Admiral "Bull" Halsey as he retires from U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet, the largest ever assembled in the world. Rear Admiral Howard Kingman relieved Halsey. The change of command and retirement ceremony took place onboard Battleship South Dakota. Halsey is only officer with wide gold band and three other smaller gold bands above the wide one. Rear Admiral -- wide band and one small band. Vice Admiral -- wide band and two smaller bands. (November 22)
Date:
1945
Decade:
1940-1949
Creator:
McClain, Hubert A.
Type:
Photograph
Format:
B/W Negative
Subject:
Warships
Personal Name:
Halsey, William "Bull" (Admiral)
Subject:
United States Navy
Geographic Location:
Los Angeles County - Long Beach - Terminal Island (Calif.)
Rights:
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Sherman Library. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact Sherman Library at library@slgardens.org.
Filename:
McClain_002-624.tif
Identifier:
624
