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Japanese civilians outside the Imperial Palace near the Nijubashi bridge, Tokyo, Japan, 15 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2Japanese civilians outside the Imperial Palace near the Nijubashi bridge, Tokyo, Japan, 15 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2Japanese POWs at Guam bowed their heads after hearing Emperor ShowaJapanese POWs at Guam bowed their heads after hearing Emperor Showa
Japanese civilians outside the Imperial Palace near the Nijubashi bridge, Tokyo, Japan, 15 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2Japanese civilians outside the Imperial Palace near the Nijubashi bridge, Tokyo, Japan, 15 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2Japanese POWs at Guam bowed their heads after hearing Emperor Showa's surrender announcement, 15 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2Japanese POWs at Guam bowed their heads after hearing Emperor Showa's surrender announcement, 15 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2
Japanese prisoner of war listening to Emperor ShowaMen of US Marines 10th Amphibious Tractor Battalion celebrating victory over Japan, Aug 1945Official message to all members of the United States Pacific Fleet from Chester Nimitz relaying a message from Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal congratulating them for their victory over the Japanese, 15 Aug 1945.US Marine Corporal John Dulin using a captured Japanese sword to cut a cake baked for victory celebration, Okinawa, Japan, Aug 1945
Japanese prisoner of war listening to Emperor Showa's surrender announcement, Guam, 15 Aug 1945Men of US Marines 10th Amphibious Tractor Battalion celebrating victory over Japan, Aug 1945Official message to all members of the United States Pacific Fleet from Chester Nimitz relaying a message from Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal congratulating them for their victory over the Japanese, 15 Aug 1945.US Marine Corporal John Dulin using a captured Japanese sword to cut a cake baked for victory celebration, Okinawa, Japan, Aug 1945
Victory cake aboard USS Oahu, Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945Victory celebration aboard USS Oahu while at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945Victory celebration, CINCPAC headquarters, Guam, 15 Aug 1945Victory celebration, CINCPAC headquarters, Guam, 15 Aug 1945
Victory cake aboard USS Oahu, Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945Victory celebration aboard USS Oahu while at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945Victory celebration, CINCPAC headquarters, Guam, 15 Aug 1945Victory celebration, CINCPAC headquarters, Guam, 15 Aug 1945
Victory celebration, Waikiki, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 4Victory celebration, Waikiki, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 4Victory celebration, Waikiki, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Aug 1945, photo 3 of 4Victory celebration, Waikiki, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Aug 1945, photo 4 of 4
Victory celebration, Waikiki, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 4Victory celebration, Waikiki, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 4Victory celebration, Waikiki, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Aug 1945, photo 3 of 4Victory celebration, Waikiki, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Aug 1945, photo 4 of 4
Letter from the Captain of the carrier Ticonderoga, William Sinton, to the ship’s officers and men about what to expect in the days immediately following the Japanese surrender, 16 Aug 1945US Marines celebrating, Okinawa, Japan, Aug 1945USS Wasp (lower right) and other Essex-class carriers, escorted by battleships, cruisers, and destroyers of Task Force 38 maneuvering off Japan, 17 Aug 1945Aboard two Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers in surrender markings, a Japanese delegation stopped at Ie Jima, Ryukyu Islands en route Manila, Philippines for a surrender briefing, 19 Aug 1945. Photo 01 of 12.
Letter from the Captain of the carrier Ticonderoga, William Sinton, to the ship’s officers and men about what to expect in the days immediately following the Japanese surrender, 16 Aug 1945US Marines celebrating, Okinawa, Japan, Aug 1945USS Wasp (lower right) and other Essex-class carriers, escorted by battleships, cruisers, and destroyers of Task Force 38 maneuvering off Japan, 17 Aug 1945Aboard two Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers in surrender markings, a Japanese delegation stopped at Ie Jima, Ryukyu Islands en route Manila, Philippines for a surrender briefing, 19 Aug 1945. Photo 01 of 12.

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