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80-G-77098: Battle of Attu, May 11-29, 1943

80-G-77098: Aleutian Island Campaign, June 1942-August 1943. Battle of Attu, May 11-29, 1943. Lieutenant Junior Grade Harris O. Torgerson displaying his Japanese flag on a pile of captured blankets on a pile of captured blankets aboard USS Casco (AYP-12) at Attu, Alaska. Released May 14, 1943. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/01/10).
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Caption: Aleutian Island Campaign, June 1942-August 1943. Battle of Attu, May 11-29, 1943. Lieutenant Junior Grade Harris O. Torgerson displaying his Japanese flag on a pile of captured blankets on a pile of captured blankets aboard USS Casco (AYP-12) at Attu, Alaska. Released May 14, 1943. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/01/10).
Accession #: 80-G-77098
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