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D20490-6
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- 1945-10-10 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Acting Mayor Val Fawcett, far right in photo, greets veterans returning on the transport USS Admiral Coontz on October 10, 1945. L to R: Sgts. Robert Kusek, Ole Leland and Robert Breen, Lt. John Watkins, Capt. Kenneth Peterson. The five were part of the 4,609 troops arriving from Okinawa and debarking at the Port of Tacoma. Army convoys would whisk the veterans to Northeast Fort Lewis for processing and freedom. (T. Times 10-10-45, p. 1) ALBUM 14. TPL-10385
Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Kusek, Robert; Leland, Ole; Breen, Robert; Watkins, John; Peterson, Kenneth; Shaking hands--Tacoma;