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US Army Ground Liaison Officer Maj Mortimer H Jordan, headphones, relays information from Japanese POW 2Lt Minoru Wada to guide the bombing strike to the target area, Aug 9, 1945, Mindanao, Philippines

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Caption     US Army Ground Liaison Officer Maj Mortimer H Jordan, headphones, relays information from Japanese POW 2Lt Minoru Wada to guide the bombing strike to the target area, Aug 9, 1945, Mindanao, Philippines ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Arakan, Mindanao, Philippines
Date 9 Aug 1945
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps
Identification Code   USMC 130975
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 800 x 629 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
2 Feb 2015 07:18:36 PM

The official USMC caption for this photo dates the bombing mission as Aug 10, 1945 but this is incorrect. The actual mission logs for both the bomber squadron (VMB-611) and the fighter squadron (VMF-115) say the raid occurred on Aug 9, 1945

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