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Two Japanese naval patrol boats beached during the attack on the island. (Yasuo Tomishige/The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
Two Japanese naval patrol boats beached during the attack on the island. (Yasuo Tomishige/The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)