| Caption | Â Â Â | US Marine Lieutenant Colonel R. P. Ross, Jr. raising an US flag over Shuri castle on Okinawa, Japan, 29 May 1945, photo 2 of 2 ww2dbase | ||||
| Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||
| Identification Code | Â Â Â | FMC 42043 | ||||
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| Photos in Series | Â | See all photos in this series | ||||
| Photos on Same Day | Â | 29 May 1945 | ||||
| Photos at Same Place | Â | Naha, Okinawa, Japan | ||||
| Added By | Â | C. Peter Chen | ||||
| Added Date | Â | 19 Aug 2007 | ||||
| Licensing | Â | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
| Lat/Long | 26.2170, 127.7195 |
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