Photo #: NH 62816
HA-19
(Japanese "Type A" midget submarine)
In Fredericksburg, Texas, birthplace of Fleet Admiral Chester
W. Nimitz, during a national War Bond tour, circa 1943. HA-19
was captured on 8 December 1941, after it unsuccessfully attempted
to enter Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on the previous
day.
The Hotel Nimitz is in the background.
Note police cars, Boy Scouts and truck (from the Bigge Drayage
Co., Oakland, California).
Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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