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80-G-79979-15 Battle of Midway, June 1942

Photo #: 80-G-79979-15 Battle of Midway, June 1942
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Title: Battle of Midway, June 1942
Description: Japanese prisoner of war, one of the survivors of the aircraft carrier Hiryu that had been rescued by USS Ballard (AVD-10), reading the 24 November 1941 issue of Life magazine while being held on Midway pending transfer to Hawaii, circa 20-23 June 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-79979-15
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