PARTNER

OBJECT ID

ddr-njpa-1-558 (G206.003)

PARENT COLLECTION

Nippu Jiji Photograph Archive, "Gaijin" Collection

DESCRIPTION

Caption on reverse: "U.S. Admiral awarded Gold Star. Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr., of the U.S. navy (left), commander-in-chief of Allied forces in the South Pacific; Frank Knox (center), U.S. secretary of the navy, and Admiral Ernest J. King, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations, line up in Secretary Knox's office where, on Jan. 12, Admiral Halsey, already the recipient of a Distinguished Service Medal, was presented with the Gold Star for his 'brilliantly planned offensive which secured the South Pacific area for the United Nations.' The award was presented while Admiral Halsey was in the U.S. for important conferences on strategy in the war against the Japanese. 1943."

CONTRIBUTOR

Hawai'i Times Photo Archives Foundation

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Hawai'i Times Photo Archives Foundation

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