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Photo #: NH 99119

Wakanoura, Japan


Sailors sightseeing at Wakanoura, 19 September 1945, a few weeks after the end of World War II.
Ships in the left distance are (from left to left-center): USS Montpelier (CL-57); USS Sanctuary (AH-17) and USS Makin Island (CVE-93).

Collection of Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin, USN, donated by his Daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Sherrill, 1972.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

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11 February 2004