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Chilly waters of the North Pacific failed to hamper the Canadians when they went ashore at Kiska last August
Chilly waters of the North Pacific failed to hamper the Canadians when they went ashore at Kiska last August

Chilly waters of the North Pacific failed to hamper the Canadians when they went ashore at Kiska last August

Date1/27/1944
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Original Toronto Star caption: Chilly waters of the North Pacific failed to hamper the Canadians when they went ashore at Kiska last August. To their chagrin; the Japs had fled their Aleutian outpost.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002131F
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