| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01819.004 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Date made | 1945-08-31 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Japan. The United States Navy (USN) Escort Aircraft Carrier USS Chenango ...
Description
Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Japan. The United States Navy (USN) Escort Aircraft Carrier USS Chenango (CVE-28) at anchor in Buckner Bay. Grumman F6F Hellcats are parked on the Chenango was also used to carry liberated allied prisoners of war (POW) from Fukuoka No 2 Prisoner of War Camp at Nagasaki to Okinawa after the fall of Japan. Chenango left Nagasaki Bay 1945-09-13 and the POW's were disembarked on Okinawa on 1945-10-18. (Donor P. Couvret) (US National Archives 80-G-264877)