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Title: Troops gathered for assignments at at Camp Drake in Japan
Creator: Williams, Hanson A., Jr., 1928-2009
Date Created and/or Issued: 1952
Publication Information: Pepperdine University Libraries
The Korean War Photography of Hanson A. Williams, Jr. [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
Contributing Institution: Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives
Collection: The 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 member of Japan Logistical Command reads assignments out to a tightly packed group of soldiers at the 563rd Replacement Company, 6th Replacement Battalion barracks at Camp Drake in Japan. U.S. footholds in cities like Tokyo and Yokohama provided key strategic and logistical support during the Korean War. The Japanese Logistical Command, headquartered in Yokohama, coordinated the supply conduit of troops and equipment between San Francisco and Korea.
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Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: will00699.tif
http://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15730coll5/id/703
Subject: Military life
Military personnel
War
Meetings
Korean War, 1950-1953
Japan
Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952
Asaka-shi (Japan)
Camp Drake (Asaka, Japan)
University Archives
Source: Hanson A. Williams, Jr. Collection of Photographs and Negatives 0017: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8r78g0k
Black and white photographic print, 8 x 10 inches;
Relation: The Korean War Photography of Hanson A. Williams, Jr

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