| Caption | Burial at sea aboard USS Hancock for those killed by Japanese special attack two days prior, off Okinawa, Japan, 9 Apr 1945 | ||||||||
| Source | United States National Archives | ||||||||
| Identification Code | 80-G-328574 | ||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | See all photos dated 9 Apr 1945 | ||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
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| Licensing | According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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