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NH 124465 Admiral Raymond Ames Spruance, USN

Admiral Raymond Ames Spruance, USN
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Title: Admiral Raymond Ames Spruance, USN
Caption: Photograph of an oil painting by Commander Albert K. Murray, USNR, Official U.S. Navy Combat Artist. Admiral Raymond Ames Spruance, USN. Aboard his flagship during his brilliant command of U.S. Fifth Fleet, Admiral Spruance is shown with some of his staff (left to right), the then Capt. Emmet P. Forrestel, Capt. B.B. Biggs, Capt. C.J. Moore, examining operational plans. Starting with the Gilbert and Marshall raids in February 1942, Admiral Spruance played a vital part through those years including the preparation for and command of the capture of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in 1945. He later relieved Admiral Nimitz as Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas. He later became President of the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island.
Description: ADM R.A. Spruance Collection
Catalog #: NH 124465
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Commander Albert K. Murray, USNR, Official U.S. Navy Combat Artist
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: Oil Painting, BW Photo
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