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Caption | American flamethrower tank attacking a Japanese-held cave, Okinawa, Japan, circa Apr-Jun 1945 ww2dbase | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Okinawa, Japan | ||||||||
Date | May 1945 | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army via Wikimedia Commons | ||||||||
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Anonymous says:
31 Oct 2013 06:48:44 AM
Thank you for your service Robert. Glad you made it home.
31 Oct 2013 06:48:44 AM
Thank you for your service Robert. Glad you made it home.
3. Anonymous says:
18 Mar 2014 06:50:18 AM
My father, Al Goldberg was in A company of the 713th, from the time they started modifying the 75mm into flame throwers . He lives in Michigan. John Jenks, another survivor of Okinawa, lives in California. I also worked with the grandson of 713th veteran, Larry Hoover.
18 Mar 2014 06:50:18 AM
My father, Al Goldberg was in A company of the 713th, from the time they started modifying the 75mm into flame throwers . He lives in Michigan. John Jenks, another survivor of Okinawa, lives in California. I also worked with the grandson of 713th veteran, Larry Hoover.
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2 Mar 2012 01:42:02 PM
i was a member of the 713 tank bn. on okinawa .company b .tom hogans crew. this could have been our tank . we ere ther from start to finish.