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LC-Lot 9431-15: Chinese Join U.S. Navy, circa WWII

LC-Lot 9431-15: Chinese Join U.S. Navy, circa WWII. A Navy Recruiting Station has been opened at the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association’s Headquarters in Los Angeles to enlist Chinese youths for service in the U.S. Navy, circa 1942. Shown at opening ceremonies are, (left to right), Lieutenant Roger D. Trick; Reverend K.N. Leong; Clarence Yeu, Chinese Recruiter; Billy Lew and Henry Quon. Office of War Information photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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Caption: LC-Lot 9431-15: Chinese Join U.S. Navy, circa WWII. A Navy Recruiting Station has been opened at the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association’s Headquarters in Los Angeles to enlist Chinese youths for service in the U.S. Navy, circa 1942. Shown at opening ceremonies are, (left to right), Lieutenant Roger D. Trick; Reverend K.N. Leong; Clarence Yeu, Chinese Recruiter; Billy Lew and Henry Quon. Office of War Information photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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  • National Museum of the U.S. Navy
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