Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, USN,
Commander, Aircraft, South Pacific Force (right)
Boards a PBY-5A aircraft at Guadalcanal for a return flight to Espiritu Santo, circa early 1943. Present to see him off are (from left):
Brigadier General Francis P. Mulcahy, USMC;
Rear Admiral Charles P. Mason, USN; and
Major General Alexander M. Patch, U.S. Army.
The original photograph was released for publication on 7 May 1943.
Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute Photograph Collection. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph
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Photo #: NH 92750 Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, USN, Commander, Aircraft, South Pacific Force (right) Boards a PBY-5A aircraft at Guadalcanal for a return flight to Espiritu Santo, circa early 1943. Present to see him off are (from left): Brigadier Gene