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ON THE USS ALABAMA IN TOKYO BAY—Robert G. Stoteer, fireman, l/o USNR, son of Mr, and Mrs. Harold G, Stotzer, 510 Lyon street. South Haven, Is serving on this battleship, which is part of the powerful Pacific fleet completing the first stages of the occupation of Japan.Under the operational control of Admiral William F. Halsey, USN the Alabama, with 11 other battleships,, 17 aiTcraffc carriers, six escort carriers,* 20 cruisers and more than 290 other.U. S. ships, is helping take over control of the Nips’, big naval bases.The explorer, Rear Admiral Richard F. Byrd, USN retired, was on board temporarily during a shore bombardment near Tokyo shortly before the end of the war. He called tills bombardment “a milestone in warfare’1 because the ship was “able to hit the target so accurately without being able to sec it.”
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Benton Harbor News Palladium
Benton Harbor, Michigan, US
Thu, Sep 06, 1945
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