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Nisei soldier in foxhole

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Original caption: One of the most miraculous escapes from a bomb explosion is pictured here. In this foxhole in the side of the shell crater is S. Sgt. Oye Ogata of Helena, Mont. This is the position he occupied when the bomb landed next to him. He was buried alive by the sand thrown up by the explosion but succeeded in scraping a hole large eno... Bougainville, Solomon Islands
Display date:
c. 1940s-1960s
Location:
Solomon Islands
Format:
image
Collections:
Digital Public Library of America
Contributors:
Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee
Content partner:
Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee
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