HUMAN REMAINS CAN BE SEEN PINNED BENEATH THE WRECKAGE
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THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE ON FILE AT
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
8601 ADELPHI ROAD, COLLEGE PARK, MD 20740-6001
SPECIAL THANKS TO
COLONEL CHUCK IKINS, USMCR
FOR FINDING THEM AND PROVIDING THE LOCATION INFORMATIONTHEY ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN SOON AFTER THE BATTLE BY MILITARY ENGINEERS
WHO WERE STUDYING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF JAPANESE WEAPONS
IN THE MARGIN OF THE ORIGINAL
DOCUMENT IS THE HANDWRITTEN NOTATION:
"Blown up by beachmine
a few days after D Day."
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