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| Caption | US military personnel inspecting the 'Akutan Zero' wreck, Akutan Island, US Territory of Alaska, 11 Jul 1942, photo 2 of 3 ww2dbase | ||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Akutan, Alaska | ||||
| Date | 11 Jul 1942 | ||||
| Photographer | Arthur Bauman | ||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via Wikimedia Commons | ||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 11 Jul 1942 | ||||
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| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
| Photo Size | 742 x 591 pixels | ||||
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"All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us... they can't get away this time."Lt. Gen. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, at Guadalcanal
24 Apr 2010 12:10:53 PM
Photo shows swamp area where Koga's zero crash-landed. Lt. William Thies (standing behind propeller blade), He was the pilot
flying the PBY parol plane that discovered
the zero.
Koga's body was removed from the zero and
temporarity buried in a shallow grave. Second salvage party arrived on July 12th. Koga's body was reburied about 100 yards from the crash site.
The salvage party said Prayer and a cross was erected into the ground,at the head of the grave.
To Learn More:
Koga's Zero by Jim Rearden
The Fighter that Changed World War II
Published by Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 0-929521-56-0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 95-68965