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Caption | Japanese 4th Fleet commander Vice Admiral Chuichi Hara signing the surrender ceremony aboard USS Portland, Truk, Caroline Islands, 2 Sep 1945; note US officers, left to right, Lieutenant S. E. Thompson, Captain O. F. Naquin, Vice Admiral George Murray, Captain D. N. Cone, Captain L. A. Thackrey, Lieutenant L. L. Thompson, and Lieutenant A. M. Soden ww2dbase | |||||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Truk, Caroline Islands | |||||||||||||
Date | 2 Sep 1945 | |||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | |||||||||||||
Link to Source | Link | |||||||||||||
Identification Code | NH 62802 | |||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 2 Sep 1945 | |||||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, 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 | 4,752 x 3,616 pixels |
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