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| Lieutenant Commander Harold Ellison during the recommissioning ceremony of USS DD-224, near Kure, Japan, 29 Oct 1945 | USS DD-224 during her recommissioning ceremony, near Kure, Japan, 29 Oct 1945; note USS Compton in background | View of the forward turrets of HMS King George V while she was at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 Oct 1945 | View of USS DD-224, looking aft from her starboard bridge wing, near Kure, Japan, 29 Oct 1945 |
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