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80-G-K-5610 Agat Cemetery, Guam. Cox. Mike F. Venute, USN, stands beside the cemetery bell, 30 May 1945

Agat Cemetery, Guam. Cox. Mike F. Venute, USN, stands beside the cemetery bell, 30 May 1945
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Title: Agat Cemetery, Guam. Cox. Mike F. Venute, USN, stands beside the cemetery bell, 30 May 1945
Caption: Agat Cemetery, Guam. Cox. Mike F. Venute, USN, stands beside the cemetery bell, 30 May 1945. Taken from a Christian Church by the Japanese for use as an air raid warning bell, it was recaptured by the first provisional marine brigade and dedicated as a memorial to those who died in the Liberation of Guam. Plaque with the bell is dated 21 August 1944 and is signed by Brigadier General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. , USMC.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-5610
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Wed, May 30, 1945
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: Color Photo
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