Two soldiers posing on motorcycle in front of barracks at Camp Drake in Japan
Creator
Williams, Hanson A., Jr., 1928-2009
Date Created and/or Issued
1952-02
Publication Information
Pepperdine University Libraries The Korean War Photography of Hanson A. Williams, Jr. [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
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Description
One soldier sits on the shoulders of another while posing on a BMW motorcycle in front of 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. Both soldiers are members of Japan Logistical Command. complete;
Military life Military personnel War Barracks Snow Motorcycles Korean War, 1950-1953 Japan Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952 Asaka-shi (Japan) Camp Drake (Asaka, Japan) University Archives
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