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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Attu, Aleutian Islands

State: Alaska (AK)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SGT Willie Thornton

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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30/06/1987
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