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NH 76138 Hiroshi Saito's family receive his ashes

Hiroshi Saito's family receive his ashes
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Title: Hiroshi Saito's family receive his ashes
Caption: Ambassador Saito's family wait, with American diplomats, on the pier at Yokohama, Japan, for his remains to be landed from USS ASTORIA (CA-34). This photograph was taken on April 17, 1939. Present are (from left to right): Mr. Saito's two daughters, Mrs. Saito, Mrs. Joseph C. Grew, Mrs. Harold M. Bemis, Joseph C. Grew, U.S. ambassador to Japan, and Captain Harold M. Bemis, U.S. Naval attaché in Japan.
Description: Courtesy of Lt. Gustave Freret (Ret.)
Catalog #: NH 76138
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Original Date: Mon, Apr 17, 1939
After this Year: 1930
Before this Year: 1939
Original Medium: BW Photo
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