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United States Military Leaders at the Second Quebec Conference

United States military leaders are seated around a table at the second Quebec Conference in Canada, codenamed OCTAGON. From left to right: Lieutenant General Brehon B. Somervell, General Henry Arnold, General George Marshall, Admiral William Leahy, unidentified (mostly obscured by Admiral King), and Admiral Ernest King. Others in the background are unidentified. The conference was held 12-16 September 1944.

Military Leaders at the Second Quebec Conference

British and American military leaders meet at the second Quebec Conference of World War II, codename "OCTAGON" by the military. Members of the Joint Planning Staff at Octagon, around the table from left: Capt. Paul D. Stroop, Rear Adm. Donald B. Duncan, Capt. James Fife, Lt. D. M. Gribbon, Brig. Gen. William W. Bessell, Jr., Capt. E. W. Burrough, Brig. Gen. Frank F. Everest, Brig. Gen. Joe L. Loutxenheiser, Brig. Gen. Richard G. Lindsay, Brig. Gen. Frank N. Roberts, and Cot. George A. Lincoln. The conference met from 12-16 September 1944.