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United States. Navy [Baka Bomb]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.439.02 Author/Creator: United States. Navy Place Written: Okinawa, Japan Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 21 June 1945 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

One newspaper clipping sent by Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated June 21, 1945. Clipping features an image of a Japanese Baka Bomb that was found intact on Okinawa. The image is credited as a official U.S. Navy Photograph from the Pacific Fleet.

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016
Graeff, Raymond James, 1889-1963
Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967

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