
Caption | British Admiral Louis Mountbatten speaking to the officers and men of USS Saratoga at Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), 30 Apr 1944 ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Wayne Miller | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-470720 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 30 Apr 1944 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Colombo, Ceylon | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Added Date | 18 Jun 2013 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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WW2-Era Place Name | Colombo, Ceylon |
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