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NH 94687 Operation "Crossroads", July 1946

Photo #: NH 94687 Operation "Crossroads", July 1946
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Title: Operation "Crossroads", July 1946
Description: Photo #: NH 94687 Operation Crossroads, July 1946 Postal cachet commemorating the Able Day atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll, 1 July 1946. The cachet, designed by Gunnery Sergeant Grant Powers, USMC, was used on mail sent from USS Appalachian (AGC-1) on that day. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 94687
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