Harald V - Lefting For The United States
Time: Saturday Aug 17, 1940
Place: Petsamo, Finland (Now Russia)
Details: On 17 August the Crown Princess and her children left for the United States from Petsamo, Finland, aboard the United States Army transport ship American Legion.
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