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At 0524 on 20 June 1944, Yorktown launched search aircraft to find the Japanese fleet. The Japanese fleet wasn't found that morning but search planes encountered and shot down several Japanese float...
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A black and white photograph showing five Japanese women and a girl in traditional attire posing for a photo in Tokyo. The photo is from an album containing 53 photographs taken by Warren Tucker and...
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A black and white photograph of a Japanese soldier sitting under a tree near the moat surrounding the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The photo is from an album containing 53 photographs taken by Warren...
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A black and white photograph of American sailors touring the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The photo is from an album containing 53 photographs taken by Warren Tucker and his friends during...
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A black and white photograph of PhoM 3/c Bill Tucker (left) kneeling with five other Yorktown sailors: Swigart, Phillips, Allison, Peebles, and Smith. The Tucker has a Coke while the rest of the group...
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A black and white photograph of a large blast in the distance, possibly from the Able test at Operation Crossroads in 1946. The photo is from an album containing 53 photographs taken by Warren Tucker...
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A black and white photograph of two USS Yorktown (CV-10) sailors, Melvin Womble (left) and Bill Tucker (right), pointing to a sign in Tokyo. The photo is from an album containing 53 photographs taken...
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A black and white photograph of a Japanese man working in a garden in Tokyo. The photo is from an album containing 53 photographs taken by Warren Tucker and his friends during the USS Yorktown (CV-10)...
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A black and white photograph of two American sailors walking down a street in Tokyo lined with houses. The photo is from an album containing 53 photographs taken by Warren Tucker and his friends...
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A black and white photograph of two American sailors standing in the doorway of a destroyed building in Tokyo. The photo is from an album containing 53 photographs taken by Warren Tucker and his...
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A black and white photograph of a Japanese soldiers and civilians clearing building debris from around a slightly damaged theater building in Tokyo. The photo is from an album containing 53...
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[/caption] Our June volunteer profile is on Nina Lindenberg. All of our volunteers have interesting stories, but I'm not sure they can meet the standards of Nina's amazing one. She was born in...
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A black and white photograph of a Japanese soldiers and civilians clearing building debris in Tokyo. The photo is from an album containing 53 photographs taken by Warren Tucker and his friends during...
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A black and white photograph of an American sailor leaning against a sign under a building marquis. The building is a monetary exchange. The photo is from an album containing 53 photographs taken by...
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A black and white photo of an overhead crane at a Tokyo submarine base. The photo is from an album containing 53 photographs taken by Warren Tucker and his friends during the USS Yorktown (CV-10) crew...
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Small, black, Japanese booklet brought back as a souvenir. Issued by the Imperial Navy on January 4, 1932, the booklet is 14 pages.
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A folded Japanese identification record with an ID photo of young man in a sailor uniform.
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A Japanese 10 Yen bank note with a portrait of Wake no Kiyomaro on the right side of the bill. On the back of the note, there are instructions for conversion. Many US servicemen visiting Japan took...
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The Japanese Government issued Philippine 50 Centavo notes throughout the Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands during World War II. The government issued these as a means to ensure loyalty...
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The Japanese Government issued Philippine 5 Peso notes throughout the Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands during World War II. The government issued these as a means to ensure loyalty and...