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VADM John Franklin Shafroth

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VADM John Franklin Shafroth

Birth
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
Death
1 Sep 1967 (aged 80)
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 7 Site 10118-L
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Vice-Admiral, U.S.Navy.∼Commander of the U.S. task force that shelled the Japanese homeland in the closing days of World War II, leading an eight-ship bombardment squadron to the island of Honshu on July 14, 1945, then ranging up and down the coast destroying military targets as an indication of Japan's helplessness in the face of U.S. might.
Vice-Admiral, U.S.Navy.∼Commander of the U.S. task force that shelled the Japanese homeland in the closing days of World War II, leading an eight-ship bombardment squadron to the island of Honshu on July 14, 1945, then ranging up and down the coast destroying military targets as an indication of Japan's helplessness in the face of U.S. might.

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