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Navy Rear Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher, Commander of Task Force 17, alongside USS Astoria in the cruiser's No. 2 motor whaleboat, transfers his flag from the bombed and immobilized USS Yorktown, June 4, 1942. Navy Capt. Spencer S. Lewis, the task force’s chief of staff, starts up the ladder to board Astoria. Fletcher is wearing binoculars with white straps.

Flag Transfer

Navy admiral transfers his flag from bombed and immobilized USS Yorktown as a Navy captain climbs a ladder to board the USS Astoria as other Navy personnel wait in a boat.

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