Caption | Launching of Missouri, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 29 Jan 1944 ww2dbase | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 29 Jan 1944 | ||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Brooklyn, New York, United States | ||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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2. C. Peter Chen says:
19 May 2017 07:03:37 PM
Jim, thanks for pointing this out. The caption has been corrected accordingly.
19 May 2017 07:03:37 PM
Jim, thanks for pointing this out. The caption has been corrected accordingly.
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