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RAYMOND A. SPRUANCE

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RAYMOND A. SPRUANCE

<b>212. RAYMOND A. SPRUANCE</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899><h3 align=center>admiral’s staff flag</h3>(1886-1969). Commander of Task Force 16, who with carriers <i>Enterprise</i> and <i>Hornet</i> helped lead US forces to victory at Midway. Promoted to Admiral, he was appointed commander in chief of the US Pacific Fleet and later became Ambassador to the Philippines. Offered is his nylon four-star staff flag donated by the Admiral to the Army & Navy Relief Fund Auction. The 62"x39¼" flag is constructed with four white stars outlined with yellow stitching on a blue field. A halyard with brass ring and attaching device at either end threads the hoist stamped “Admiral” near bottom with San Francisco flag manufacturer’s name and logo near center. Accompanied by a donor card, 3"x5", boldly signed “<i>R. A. Spruance</i>” beneath typed description and identified as “Control Number 311.” Card evidences minor toning and a vertical center crease transversing “u” in the signature; light stain in small area of blue field of flag.

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