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Title
Soldier posing on motorcycle in front of barracks at Camp Drake in Japan
Creator
Williams, Hanson A., Jr., 1928-2009
Date Created and/or Issued
Feb-52
Publication Information
Pepperdine University Libraries
Contributing Institution
Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives
Collection
Korean War Photography of Hanson A. Williams, Jr
Rights Information
Copyright to photographs in this collection is retained by Pepperdine University. Images are intended for educational and research use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Organizations and individuals seeking to use images for publication should contact Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives.
Description
A soldier poses on a BMW motorcycle in front of the 563rd Replacement Company, 6th Replacement Battalion barracksat Camp Drake in Japan. U.S. footholds in cities like Tokyo and Yokohama provided key strategic and logistical support during the Korean War.
Type
image
Format
Photograph
Identifier
19b771d5-599e-4b4b-a145-282d2cc3ca1a
https://pepperdine.quartexcollections.com/documents/detail/4344
https://images.quartexcollections.com/pepperdine/thumbnails/preview/19b771d5-599e-4b4b-a145-282d2cc3ca1a
0017-b06f25-0010
Subject
Camp Drake (Asaka, Japan)
Asaka-shi (Japan)
Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952
Japan
Motorcycles
Snow
Barracks
Military personnel
Military life
Korean War, 1950-1953
War
Source
Hanson A. Williams, Jr. Collection of Photographs and Negatives 0017

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