1942 - Captured Japanese Submarine 3

In late 1942, Bigge hauled a captured Japanese 2 man mini sub across America on a 9,000 mile “War Bonds” tour during WWII. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. America’s Commander in Chief is seen touring Mare Island Naval Shipyard located in Vallejo, CA where a transport loaded with the captured 2 man Japanese submarine was being stored.

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