Isoroku Yamamoto's final photograph, taken shortly before he was shot down and killed, Rabaul, Apr 1943

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Caption     Isoroku Yamamoto's final photograph, taken shortly before he was shot down and killed, Rabaul, Apr 1943 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Rabaul, New Britain, Australian New Guinea
Date 17 Apr 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Licensing  This work originating in Japan is in the public domain. According to Article 23 of the 1899 Copyright Act of Japan and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of Copyright Act of 1970, a work is in the public domain if it was created or published before 1 Jan 1957.

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,225 x 794 pixels



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