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| Japanese Army paratroopers retrieving gear after a successful jump near Palembang, Dutch East Indies, 13 Feb 1942 | Japanese paratroopers descending on Pangkalan Benteng airfield or Pladju refineries in southern Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, 13 Feb 1942, photo 1 of 2 |
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| Japanese paratroopers descending on Pangkalan Benteng airfield or Pladju refineries in southern Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, 13 Feb 1942, photo 2 of 2 | Sand Island detention camp under construction, Sand Island, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 13 Feb 1942. |
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| A Japanese pilot marking a victory on his A6M Zero fighter, 14 Feb 1942; note his unit's mascot, a monkey, on the aircraft | Guests at the launching ceremony of submarine Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942 |
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| Japanese troops guarding prisoners from the British Suffolk Regiment, Singapore, Feb 1942 | Launching of submarine Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942, photo 1 of 4; note submarine Whale nearby |
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| Launching of submarine Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942, photo 2 of 4; note submarine Whale nearby | Launching of submarine Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942, photo 3 of 4; note submarine Whale nearby |
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| Launching of submarine Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942, photo 4 of 4; note submarine Whale nearby | Light Tank Mk VIB of 3rd Hussars, British Army on the wharf at Oosthaven (Bandar Lampung), Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, 14 Feb 1942 |
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| Matron of Honor Mrs. A. F. Huntington and Sponsor Mrs. William C. Baker after the launching ceremony of Wahoo, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942 | Sponsor Mrs. William C. Baker after the launching ceremony of Wahoo, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942 |
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| Submarine Wahoo in mid-channel just outside of Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942 | Submarine Wahoo off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942 |
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| Submarine Wahoo shortly after launching, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942, photo 1 of 2 | Submarine Wahoo shortly after launching, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 14 Feb 1942, photo 2 of 2 |
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| The five Sullivan brothers aboard USS Juneau upon her commissioning at New York Navy Yard, 14 Feb 1942. Left to Right they are Joseph, Francis, Albert, Madison, and George. All five were later lost with the ship. | Battleship Alabama being prepared for launching, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 15 Feb 1942 |
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