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| Title | Valley Forge - 653 |
| Subject | U. S. Naval Air Station, Akron
Military
Military Exhibit
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| Description | Officers and sailors of squadron 653 of the USS Valley Forge. LCDR Cook Cleland (first row, center) was the commanding officer. The squadron was called to active duty in Korea in February of 1951. Cook Cleland's plane was hit by flak and was forced to land in Wonsan Harbor, Korea. He was rescued immediately by helicopter. Eight men from the squadron were killed in Korea, and two were captured and held prisoner until 1953. |
| About the collection | http://www.akronlibrary.org/internetresources/sc/finding/usnavalair.pdf |
| Publisher | U.S. Navy |
| Contributor | Akron-Summit County Public Library
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| Date | 1951 - 1952 |
| Type | Image
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| Format | 10 in. x 8 in. |
| Source | NAS_VF653_ValleyForge.jpg |
| Language | English |
| Relation | U.S. Naval Air Station Collection - Akron, Ohio
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| Rights | The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of reproductions of copyrighted material. This material from the picture file is protected by the copyright law. The library makes this picture available for the personal use of the borrower to be used for private study, scholarship or research. Reproduction, alteration or derivative use of this visual image for the purposes other than those listed above without the express written permission of the copyright holder may constitute an infringement of copyright law. |
| Names | Cleland, Cook
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| OCLC number | 535089449 |
