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Marine Raven

The US coming into view for returning CBI veterans after WWII. Photo from John Dale Simons.
GIs gathered for a Protestant church service on deck of a ship (the Marine Raven) on the return voyage back to the US after the war. In the CBI during WWII.
GIs crowded into bunks on the Marine Raven on their return from the CBI to the US after the war. Photo from "Edmonds."
Marine Raven being towed down the Hooghly River as the GIs depart Calcutta on their way home after the war, in 1945.
GIs on the ship back home to the US after the war. Photo from J. Ellis Wood.
The Marine Raven arrive in Calcutta at the King George Docks with needed supplies. 1944.
GIs on ship on the way back to the US after the war. The ship is probably the SS Marine Raven.
GIs getting a meal at mess on ship on the way back to the US after the war. The ship is probably the SS Marine Raven.
GIs prepare to board ship on the way back to the US after the war. The ship is probably the SS Marine Raven.
GIs on ship on the way back to the US after the war. The ship is probably the SS Marine Raven.