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Caption | A wounded Doolittle raider lying in a cot, surrounded by John Hilger and Chinese military presonnel, China, Apr 1942 ww2dbase | |||||
Date | 25 Apr 1942 | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
Photo Size | 1,052 x 1,408 pixels |
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21 Aug 2014 02:56:00 PM
I James A. Hilger, cousin to Brig. Gen. John A. Hilger, am so pleased to be able to see these pictures of John. Would like to see more.
Thank you