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OKINAWA — 19-Sep-1945
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Shark Attack Incident
OKINAWA
September 18, 1945
Non-fatal
Date
19-Sep-1945
Type
Sea Disaster
Country
OKINAWA
Activity
American minesweeper USS YMS-472 foundered in a typhoon - swimming to shore
Injury
Laceration to arm
Victim
Lowell J. Bemis, Male, 20 years old
Source
Mid-Pacific Stars & Stripes, 10/22/1945
26.5708°, 128.0256°
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