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NH 96568 Capture of USS WAKE (PR-3), 8 December 1941

Capture of USS WAKE (PR-3), 8 December 1941
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Title: Capture of USS WAKE (PR-3), 8 December 1941
Caption: Japanese special naval landing force personnel celebrate after they captured USS WAKE on the first day of World War II in the Pacific. The Shanghai "Bund" is in the background.
Description: Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation.
Catalog #: NH 96568
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Mon, Dec 08, 1941
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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