HALSEY’S NEW POST
(Received June 18, 8.45 p.m.) NEW YORK, June 17. As the South Pacific has .become relatively quiet, Admiral Halsey has been relieved of his command, the South Pacific area South Pacific force, and will henceforth command the third fleet, which will operate in the Pacific in the same way as the fifth fleet operating under the command of Admiral Spruance, says a Pacific Fleet Press release. The United Press Pearl Harbour correspondent says Admiral Halsey’s new command means the Pacific Fleet has now grown to such proportions that it is possible to divide it into two armadas, each containing all the offensive weapons necessary to accomplish any mission.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 224, 19 June 1944, Page 5
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111HALSEY’S NEW POST Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 224, 19 June 1944, Page 5
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