| Caption | Â Â Â | USS Makin Island at anchor at Kerama Retto, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 31 Mar 1945 ww2dbase | |||
| Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||
| Identification Code | Â Â Â | NH94878 | |||
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| Photos at Same Place | Â | Kerama Retto, Ryukyu Islands, Japan | |||
| Added By | Â | David Stubblebine | |||
| Added Date | Â | 7 Jun 2011 | |||
| Licensing | Â | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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 David Stubblebine says:
28 Mar 2015 05:04:42 PM
In response to Anonymous #1 above: While a little more supportable information as to why March 1945 is wrong would have made this question easier to resolve, the matter is resolved conclusively in the USS Makin Island’s War Diary for the Nansei Shoto Operation. The Navy has long dated this photo as 27 Mar 1945 but the ship’s War Diary is very specific about being the first US Escort Carrier to enter Kerama Retto on 31 Mar 1945, dropping anchor at 0828 hours and weighing anchor at 1835 hours that same day. The caption date has been adjusted accordingly.
 David Stubblebine says:28 Mar 2015 05:04:42 PM
In response to Anonymous #1 above: While a little more supportable information as to why March 1945 is wrong would have made this question easier to resolve, the matter is resolved conclusively in the USS Makin Island’s War Diary for the Nansei Shoto Operation. The Navy has long dated this photo as 27 Mar 1945 but the ship’s War Diary is very specific about being the first US Escort Carrier to enter Kerama Retto on 31 Mar 1945, dropping anchor at 0828 hours and weighing anchor at 1835 hours that same day. The caption date has been adjusted accordingly.
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Kerama Retto, Ryukyu Islands, Japan |
| Lat/Long | 26.2248, 127.3224 |
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28 Mar 2015 01:09:46 PM
Date "March 1945" is wrong.