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Caption | 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 | |||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Naha, Okinawa, Japan | |||||
Date | 29 May 1945 | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||
Identification Code | FMC 42043 | |||||
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Photos in Series | See all 2 photos in this series | |||||
Photos on Same Day | 29 May 1945 | |||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
Photo Size | 347 x 480 pixels |
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