Aerial view of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 1945
Gift in Memory of Vearl John Chapin
Description:
Photograph, aerial. View of Tokyo Bay. Official caption (Front): "20AF-5M display of force: 215H- 10: 9-2-0145 Z: 6"-4000: 0 Tokyo: K-66 Restricted." Japan. 1945
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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:
Tōkyō
Latitude:
35.667
Longitude:
139.750
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Aerial photographs--Japan