Keywords: 428-GX-KN 21735: “The Emperor’s Cruiser, Aoba” Artist: Standish Backus, N17. Aoba was a Japanese cruiser that as sunk on July 28, 1945 by USN and USAAF aircraft at Kure, Hiroshima. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photographed from small reference card. (2016/03/29). 428-GX-KN 21735: “The Emperor’s Cruiser, Aoba” Artist: Standish Backus, N17. Aoba was a Japanese cruiser that as sunk on July 28, 1945 by USN and USAAF aircraft at Kure, Hiroshima. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photographed from small reference card. (2016/03/29). |