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NH 76139 USS ASTORIA (CA-34) and IJMS KISO (Japanese Cruiser) following transport of Ambassador Saito's ashes

USS ASTORIA (CA-34) and IJMS KISO (Japanese Cruiser) following transport of Ambassador Saito's ashes
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Title: USS ASTORIA (CA-34) and IJMS KISO (Japanese Cruiser) following transport of Ambassador Saito's ashes
Caption: Captain Yagi, commanding officer of the KISO, and Captain Richmond Kelly Turner, commanding officer of the ASTORIA, exchange visits during the ASTORIA's stay at Yokohama, Japan, in April 1939. She had returned the remains of Ambassador Saito to Japan.
Description: Courtesy of Lt. Gustave Freret (Ret.)
Catalog #: NH 76139
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Original Date: Thu, Apr 20, 1939
After this Year: 1930
Before this Year: 1939
Original Medium: BW Photo
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