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Caption | Lowering USS South Dakota's national ensign during the decommissioning ceremony, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 31 Jan 1947 ww2dbase | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||||
Date | 31 Jan 1947 | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||
Identification Code | NH 73929 | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Photo Size | 5,752 x 4,624 pixels |
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