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Description
Looking a little cold, Williams sits on a sign reading 563rd Repl Co, 6th Repl Bn (563rd Replacement Company, 6th Replacement Battalion) in front of 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.
Camp Drake (Asaka, Japan) Asaka-shi (Japan) Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952 Japan Snow Barracks Signs (Notices) Military personnel Military life Korean War, 1950-1953 War
Source
Hanson A. Williams, Jr. Collection of Photographs and Negatives 0017
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