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Caption | Japanese Navy Flight Petty Officer Tadayoshi Koga's body after being recovered from the wreck of his A6M Zero fighter, Akutan Island, US Territory of Alaska, 11 Jul 1942, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase | |
WW2-Era Location Name | Akutan, Alaska | |
Date | 11 Jul 1942 | |
Photographer | Arthur Bauman | |
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Source | ww2dbaseWikimedia Commons | |
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Photos in Series | See all 2 photos in this series | |
Photos on Same Day | 11 Jul 1942 | |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |
Photo Size | 1,000 x 670 pixels |
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