The story
African-American soldiers of Battery A, 4520th Anti-Acraft stood by and checked their equipment while the convoy took a break, 9 Nov 1944Port side view of USS Wake Island, 9 Nov 1944USS Iowa at Ulithi, Caroline Islands, 9-14 Nov 1944; note camouflage Measure 32 Design 1BUSS Wake Island underway in Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 9 Nov 1944, photo 1 of 2; note Camouflage Measure 33, Design 10A
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