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NH 101695 USS YF-747

Photo #: NH 101695 USS YF-747
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Title: USS YF-747
Description: Beached in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, after Typhoon Louise ravaged that port in October 1945. Photographed circa late October 1945. Standing in front of the wreck are two U.S. Army Air Force officers, Captain Don Ambrose (left) and Captain (Dr.) Herbert F. Gabriel (right). YF-747 was refloated on 22 October 1945 but was taken out of service in May 1946 and sold in May 1947. Courtesy of Dr. Herbert F. Gabriel, DDS, 1987. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 101695
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