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Shortly after Japan's surrender, in a ship's newspaper...
Shortly after Japan's surrender, in a ship's newspaper...
Item # 691226
August 21, 1945
BUTNER WORLD NEWS, Aug. 21, 1945
* USS General Henry H. W. Butner troopship
* Closing events after surrender of Japan
This is a mimeographed newspaper produced by the staff on board the USS General H.W. Butner, the American troop carrier transporting troops from Europe to the Pacific.
It is a four page newspaper, typewriter set, with front page headlines including: "War Department Speeds Up Preparations for Moving Fresh Troops to Pacific" "First Preliminary Conference Concluded in Manila" "Wainwright Rescued by Paratroopers--Found Safe and Well" and more inside. Half of the back page is taken up with a military cartoon.
Measures 8 by 13 inches, two leaves stapled together, nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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