1 Jul 1954

Alaska
  • [appx date] A Japanese Fu-Go balloon bomb was recovered from northern Alaska's Brooks Range. After nearly ten years of exposure to the Arctic weather, the balloon remained in remarkably good condition. The paper envelope was "so durable that it could not be torn apart by two men pulling at it" and the 5kg incendiary bomb was still "highly explosive." This balloon was the farthest north of any balloon found. ww2dbase [Fu-Go | Brooks Range | DS]
Photo(s) dated 1 Jul 1954
Major General Good and Major General Lewis Puller at Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States, 1 Jul 1954; Puller had just taken command of US 2nd Marine DivisionMajor General Lewis Puller handing the US 2nd Marine Division flags to Brigadier General Edward Snedeker shortly after Puller took command of the division, Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States, 1 Jul 1954

1 Jul 1954 Interactive Map

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