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US Navy tug boat YTM 466 at the Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Virginia, United States, 17 May 1945; the boat's crewmen were all African-American

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Caption     US Navy tug boat YTM 466 at the Mine Warfare School, Yorktown, Virginia, United States, 17 May 1945; the boat's crewmen were all African-American ww2dbase
Date 17 May 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   208-NP-7QQ-4
 
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Photos on Same Day 17 May 1945
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,412 x 1,088 pixels



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Henry Broadnax,Jr`Anonymous says:
9 Feb 2011 02:28:37 PM

I have been on that tug boat
I was station on a mine sweeper at the
next pier, AMc 75.
From, Yorktown Navy Mine Warfare School
Yorktown, va.
2. henry broadnax. jr says:
30 Mar 2012 06:45:53 PM

Is anyone out there that were at the Navy Mine warfare School. 1943 to 1945 ?
I would like to hear from you

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