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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.
Military life Military personnel Meetings Korean War, 1950-1953 Japan Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952 Asaka-shi (Japan) Camp Drake (Asaka, Japan) War
Source
Hanson A. Williams, Jr. Collection of Photographs and Negatives 0017
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