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Vice Admiral Cooke and His Party, Comprised of Commodore Edward Burroughs, Brig. Gen. WM. W. Bessell, Brig. Gen Frank F Everest, Brig. Gen. Joe L. Loutzheiser, Brig. Gen George A Lincoln, Col Vincent JP Esposita, Lt. Col. Albert C Johnson, and Lt Col. MC RAE, Arrive at Ratmalana Airport on Visit to Headquarters SAC SEA, They Are Met By Lt. Gen. R A Wheeler, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia, Lt Commander A.E. Leveson, Aide to the SAC, and at Ratamalana Airport, Colombo, Ceylon.
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Accession Number

NAM.2006-12-105-20

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Photograph: Vice Admiral Cooke and His Party, Comprised of Commodore Edward Burroughs, Brig. Gen. WM. W. Bessell, Brig. Gen Frank F Everest, Brig. Gen. Joe L. Loutzheiser, Brig. Gen George A Lincoln, Col Vincent JP Esposita, Lt. Col. Albert C Johnson, and Lt Col. MC RAE, Arrive at Ratmalana Airport on Visit to Headquarters SAC SEA, They Are Met By Lt. Gen. R A Wheeler, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia, Lt Commander A.E. Leveson, Aide to the SAC, and at Ratamalana Airport, Colombo, Ceylon. Shows Lt Gen Wheeler, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia greets Vice Admiral Cooke upon his arrival to Ceylon. Picture issued: 18 Feb 1945. Photographer: Sgt William Kapell, SEAC Photo Unit (US). One of 29 British Official Photographs, nd. Mounted on card with original associated typescript captions, chiefly relating to Burma, World War Two, Far East (1941-1945) and the reconstruction of the country.

Campaigns

World War Two, Far East (1941-1945)