
Caption | Katsuragi refueling in Simpson Harbor, Rabaul, New Britain while transporting 5,000 Japanese servicemen back to the Japanese home islands, 31 Jan 1946 ww2dbase | ||||
Photographer | L. T. Ryan | ||||
Source | ww2dbaseAustralian War Memorial via Wikimedia Commons | ||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||
Identification Code | 099798 | ||||
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Photo Size | 1,000 x 753 pixels | ||||
Photos on Same Day | 31 Jan 1946 | ||||
Photos at Same Place | Rabaul, New Britain, Australian New Guinea | ||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
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WW2-Era Place Name | Rabaul, New Britain, Australian New Guinea |
Lat/Long | -4.2203, 152.1668 |
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