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Japanese Baka Suicide Bomb, Okinawa, 4/17/1945

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Poster for Japanese Baka Suicide Bomb, Okinawa, 4/17/1945

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United States Naval Photographic Center film # 7606. National Archives description "1) MS-CU Bomb disposal personnel disarm explosive head of "Baka". 2) MS "Baka" bomb. 3) CU Looking into cockpit of "baka", various views of "Baka" showing rocket tubes, etc.-SV. 4) HS Japanese civilian prisoners are loaded aboard dukw-SV. 5) MS Japanese civilians carry armloads of wood into compound in which civilian internees are kept. 6) MS Group of civilians grouped about open fire. 7) HS Group of civilians drink in turn from canteen cup: they wear life preservers. 8) HS Nisei Japanese questions Okinawa civilians. QUALITY: GOOD" National Archives Identifier: 78174 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks.

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United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, Battle Of Okinawa, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners And Prisons, American

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