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Admiral Marc Mitscher and Staff
Admiral Marc Mitscher (left) and staff on Enterprise CV-6, 11 May 1945.
Source: William T. Barr

Admiral Marc Mitscher (left) with Commodore Arleigh "31 Knot" Burke, CDR Jack Blitch and Enterprise CV-6's Air Officer, on the Big E, 11 May 1945. Mitscher has just been forced to transfer his Flag to Enterprise, after Bunker Hill CV-17 was struck by a Kamikaze. He'll be forced to transfer his Flag again, just three days later.


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