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| First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt preparing to christen the USS Casablanca, the lead ship in a new class of escort carriers, 5 Apr 1943, Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington, United States. | Young Japanese-American Sachi Ohira of El Monte, California walking with her mother at the Heart Mountain Relocation Camp in Wyoming, United States, 5 Apr 1943. |
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