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| American and Filipino troops surrendering at Bataan, Luzon, Philippines, 9 Apr 1942 | General Edward King (with Everett Williams, Wade Cothran, and Achille C. Tisdelle) negotiating surrender with Japanese officer Nakayama, Balanga Elementary School, Balanga, Bataan, Philippines, 9 Apr 1942 | HMS Hermes sinking off Batticaloa, Ceylon, 9 Apr 1942; photograph taken from a Japanese aircraft | HMS Hermes sinking off Ceylon, 9 Apr 1942; photo taken from a Japanese aircraft |
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| Japanese troops celebrating victory at Bataan, Luzon, Philippines, 9 Apr 1942 |
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