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- Ralph Talbot was commissioned into service at the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States with Lt. Cmdr. Harry R. Thurber in command. ww2dbase [Ralph Talbot | Boston, Massachusetts | CPC]
![Japanese soldiers walking among Chinese refugees near the village of Shengjiaqiao in Baoshan, Jiangsu, China, 14 Oct 1937; seen in 10 Nov 1937 issue of Japanese publication Asahigraph](/images/imagemagick/tmb_battle_shanghai2_41.jpg)
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