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With the wreckage of Bighorn in the background, Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark (center), C. G., Fifth Army, and Sec. of the Navy James V. Forrestal (right) inspect troops from the 100th Infantry Battalion. The troops were present as a guard of honor for the Secretary, Aug. 9, 1944, Italy.

Courtesy of the Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee and the U.S. Army

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