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Rarotonga, Aug. 20.
A SMALL US Navy corvette put into Rarotonga in time for VJ Day festivities, and her officers and men were made welcome by the residents, It is to be hoped that the oppor tunity to join in the local festivities pro vided a little distraction from the grim and sad task in which they are engaged.
The vessel is cruising the Pacific Islands collecting the remains of American dead, which are being concentrated in Pago Pago and Fiji, and will at some later date be removed to the United States for final burial.
Rarotonga was proud to have the United States Forces represented at her VJ-Day celebratfons.