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Photo #: NH 97193 Operation "Big Switch", August 1953 "First Sailor Returns -- The first navy man to be repatriated in Operation Big Switch, Jess McElroy (center), aviation ordnanceman, third class, USNR, ... arrives at Freedom Village near Munsan-ni, Korea. ... McElroy was attached to a squadron aboard the carrier USS Valley Forge (CVA-45) when his Skyraider was shot down over Wonsan, North Korea on December 13, 1951. With him are two other repatriates, Warrant Officer junior grade Dwight E. Coxe, USA, (right) ..., and Private Frank E. Dobbins ..." Photograph and caption were released by Commander Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 6 August 1953. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 101KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
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