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NH 69078 Japanese war dead, Attu, Alaska

Japanese war dead, Attu, Alaska
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Title: Japanese war dead, Attu, Alaska
Caption: Members of the Japanese delegation working party hold a brief service on Attu Island, Alaska, July 1953, prior to exhuming the remains of World War II Japanese war dead. The bodies were exhumed, cremated, ashes collected and scattered to the wind.
Description: Courtesy of William G. James, HMCM, USN (Ret), Redding, California, 1969.
Catalog #: NH 69078
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1950
Before this Year: 1959
Original Medium: BW Photo
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