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Caption | Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen holding binoculars aboard USS Sanborn, 1945, photo 2 of 2 ww2dbase | |||||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Pacific Ocean | |||||||||||||
Date | Aug 1945 | |||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | |||||||||||||
Link to Source | Link | |||||||||||||
Identification Code | NH 104388-KN | |||||||||||||
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Photos in Series | See all 2 photos in this series | |||||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, 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 | 740 x 509 pixels |
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