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USS Proteus, I-401, and I-14, Yokosuka, Japan, 29 Aug 1945Battleship USS Missouri in Sagami Wan, Japan, 30 Aug 1945. Note Mount Fuji, Missouri flying Admiral William Halsey’s four-star flag at the after mast, and the US flag at the unusual location on the main mast.Bow of the battleship USS Missouri in Sagami Wan, Japan, 30 Aug 1945. Note the Jack flying from the jackstaff and Mount Fuji between Missouri’s bow and anchor chain.Chester Nimitz, William Halsey, Oscar Badger, and Edwin Layton listening to Japanese doctor Y. Kimura during a tour of Yokosuka naval hospital, 30 Aug 1945. The hospital had been converted to treat Allied POWs.
USS Proteus, I-401, and I-14, Yokosuka, Japan, 29 Aug 1945Battleship USS Missouri in Sagami Wan, Japan, 30 Aug 1945. Note Mount Fuji, Missouri flying Admiral William Halsey’s four-star flag at the after mast, and the US flag at the unusual location on the main mast.Bow of the battleship USS Missouri in Sagami Wan, Japan, 30 Aug 1945. Note the Jack flying from the jackstaff and Mount Fuji between Missouri’s bow and anchor chain.Chester Nimitz, William Halsey, Oscar Badger, and Edwin Layton listening to Japanese doctor Y. Kimura during a tour of Yokosuka naval hospital, 30 Aug 1945. The hospital had been converted to treat Allied POWs.
Douglas MacArthur arriving at Atsugi Airfield near Tokyo, Japan, 30 Aug 1945; note Major General Joseph Swing, Lieutenat General Richard Sutherland, and General Robert EichelbergerJapanese personnel standing in formation during the surrender of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 30 Aug 1945Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney at Yokosuka Naval Base to accept the surrender of the base, Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Aug 1945The first US flag raising in Japan, Fort No. 2 on the coast of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945
Douglas MacArthur arriving at Atsugi Airfield near Tokyo, Japan, 30 Aug 1945; note Major General Joseph Swing, Lieutenat General Richard Sutherland, and General Robert EichelbergerJapanese personnel standing in formation during the surrender of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 30 Aug 1945Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney at Yokosuka Naval Base to accept the surrender of the base, Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Aug 1945The first US flag raising in Japan, Fort No. 2 on the coast of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945
US Marines destroying Japanese weaopns at Futtsusaki Point near Yokosuka Navy Base, 30 Aug 1945USS Missouri leading USS Iowa into Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2; note destroyer USS Nicholas in escortUSS Missouri leading USS Iowa into Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2; note USS Nicholas and USS OVice Admiral Michitoro Tozuka immediately after formally surrendering the Yokosuka Naval Base to US Navy Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney, Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Aug 1945
US Marines destroying Japanese weaopns at Futtsusaki Point near Yokosuka Navy Base, 30 Aug 1945USS Missouri leading USS Iowa into Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2; note destroyer USS Nicholas in escortUSS Missouri leading USS Iowa into Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2; note USS Nicholas and USS O'Bannon in escortVice Admiral Michitoro Tozuka immediately after formally surrendering the Yokosuka Naval Base to US Navy Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney, Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Aug 1945
Japanese pilot Lieutenant H. Nomura aboard USS West Virginia to help with the navigation of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 31 Aug 1945A Russian family (Mrs. Mary Mescheriakoff, son Tom, and daughter) at a internment camp in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Sep 1945A7M2 Reppu fighter at rest in a hangar, Yokosuka, Japan, Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2A7M2 Reppu fighter at rest in a hangar, Yokosuka, Japan, Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2
Japanese pilot Lieutenant H. Nomura aboard USS West Virginia to help with the navigation of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 31 Aug 1945A Russian family (Mrs. Mary Mescheriakoff, son Tom, and daughter) at a internment camp in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Sep 1945A7M2 Reppu fighter at rest in a hangar, Yokosuka, Japan, Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2A7M2 Reppu fighter at rest in a hangar, Yokosuka, Japan, Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2
Aerial photo taken by aircrews from USS Yorktown (Essex-class) of prisoner of war camps in Japan, Aug or Sep 1945. Note rooftop markings by POWs.Aerial photo taken by USS Hancock aircraft showing the Japanese battleship Nagato off the Yokosuka Navy Yard, Tokyo Bay, Japan, Aug-Sep 1945American captives at Hakodate Branch Camp No. 3 in Hokkaido, Japan waving at a circling US aircraft, 1945American captives at Hakodate Branch Camp No. 3, Hokkaido, Japan, 1945
Aerial photo taken by aircrews from USS Yorktown (Essex-class) of prisoner of war camps in Japan, Aug or Sep 1945. Note rooftop markings by POWs.Aerial photo taken by USS Hancock aircraft showing the Japanese battleship Nagato off the Yokosuka Navy Yard, Tokyo Bay, Japan, Aug-Sep 1945American captives at Hakodate Branch Camp No. 3 in Hokkaido, Japan waving at a circling US aircraft, 1945American captives at Hakodate Branch Camp No. 3, Hokkaido, Japan, 1945

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