Mr. Shigeyasu Sakata, president of Shinwa Bank, the Japan-America Society and the Chamber of Commerce/Industry, addresses the crowd gathered for an award ceremony held in his honor. Sakata received the Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award for his efforts at building a cooperative spirit between the governments and peoples of the United States and Japan. Rear Admiral (RADM) (upper half) Lando W. Zech, commander, US Naval Forces Japan, and Sakata's wife, Haru, look on
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Naval Ordnance Facility, Sasebo
Country: Japan (JPN)
Scene Camera Operator: PHC G.R. Kessens
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
25/04/1980
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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