Aerial view of a bombed area of Yokkaichi, Japan
Gift in Memory of Vearl John Chapin
Description:
Photograph, aerial. View of a bombed area of Yokkaichi, Japan. Official caption (Front): "3 PRS M420 -1:32 - 20AF - 9/6/1000K [illegible] 1000 Yokkaichi. Restricted." Japan. No date
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1945
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Items from the service of Vearl Chapin, who was born in Redding, California, on September 30, 1926. He enlisted in the Army in February of 1945 and was shipped to the Pacific Theatre, where he served with the 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron in the Philippines and Marianas. Collection consists of aerial photographs showing bomb targets in Japan.
Geography:
Yokkaichi
Latitude:
33.533
Longitude:
131.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Aerial photographs--Japan