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1 Apr 1908

Japan
  • Masafumi Arima enrolled in the Kagoshima Prefectural Middle School, Japan. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | Kagoshima | CPC]
United States
  • USS Idaho was commissioned into service at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States with Captain Samuel W. B. Diehl in command. ww2dbase [Lemnos | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | CPC]

1 Apr 1908 Interactive Map

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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USS R-5, probably at New London, Connecticut, United States, 1940-1941

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