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80-G-212209: USS Nicholas (DD-449), 1944

80-G-212209: USS Nicholas (DD-449), 1944. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, CincPac and Pacific Ocean Areas, (center) presented the Presidential Unit Citation to USS Nicholas (DD-449) for outstanding performance in action against enemy Japanese forces off Kolombangara Island, New Georgia group on July 5-6, 1943. Commander R.T.S. Keith, USN, (right), Co of Nicholas holds the banner. Rear Admiral J.L. Kauffman, USN, Commander Destroyers, Pacific Fleet, stands at the left. Ceremony took place at Pearl Harbor, January 29, 1944. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/05/02).
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Caption: USS Nicholas (DD-449), 1944. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, CincPac and Pacific Ocean Areas, (center) presented the Presidential Unit Citation to USS Nicholas (DD-449) for outstanding performance in action against enemy Japanese forces off Kolombangara Island, New Georgia group on July 5-6, 1943. Commander R.T.S. Keith, USN, (right), Co of Nicholas holds the banner. Rear Admiral J.L. Kauffman, USN, Commander Destroyers, Pacific Fleet, stands at the left. Ceremony took place at Pearl Harbor, January 29, 1944. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/05/02).
Accession #: 80-G-212209
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