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80-G-475656: Battle of Attu, May 11-29, 1943

80-G-475656: Aleutian Islands Campaign, June 1942 - August 1943. Battle of Attu, May 11-29, 1943. While shipmates salute, flag covered casket of U.S. sailor is lowered into small boat from USS Casco (AVP-12) to be taken to Attu for burial. Photographed released by the Steichen Photographic Unit: Lieutenant Commander Horace Bristol, July 1943. TR-5347. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/11/17).
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Caption: Aleutian Islands Campaign, June 1942 - August 1943. Battle of Attu, May 11-29, 1943. While shipmates salute, flag covered casket of U.S. sailor is lowered into small boat from USS Casco (AVP-12) to be taken to Attu for burial. Photographed released by the Steichen Photographic Unit: Lieutenant Commander Horace Bristol, July 1943. TR-5347. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/11/17).
Accession #: 80-G-475656
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