A Kairyu-class submarine outside her cave hideaway, Japan, 22 Sep 1945; the men were crew of American cruiser Boston

Caption   A Kairyu-class submarine outside her cave hideaway, Japan, 22 Sep 1945; the men were crew of American cruiser Boston ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-379158
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 25 Apr 2007

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Alan Chanter says:
23 Sep 2010 05:11:09 AM

I suspect that these American sailors were wondering where in the Japanese submarine was the location of the Coca-Cola machine.

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