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80-G-366832 USS Monterey (CVL-26)

Photo #: 80-G-366832 USS Monterey (CVL-26)
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Title: USS Monterey (CVL-26)
Description: Flies an extra-large U.S. Ensign on the day news was received of Japan's surrender, 15 August 1945. Monterey was then operating off Japan. Note antennas on the carrier's foremast, including a YE homing beacon antenna at the masthead. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-366832
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