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Douglas MacArthur arriving at Atsugi Airfield near Tokyo, Japan, 30 Aug 1945; note Major General Joseph Swing, Lieutenat General Richard Sutherland, and General Robert Eichelberger	Japanese personnel standing in formation during the surrender of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 30 Aug 1945	Japanese working party rigging the gangway for USS San Diego, Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Aug 1945	Men of 4th Regiment of 6th Division of US Marine Corps landing via a LCVP from USS Waukesha at Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Aug 1945; note 75mm pack howitzer, battleship Nagato (background), and Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (right edge of photograph)

Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney at Yokosuka Naval Base to accept the surrender of the base, Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Aug 1945	US Marines destroying Japanese weaopns at Futtsusaki Point near Yokosuka Navy Base, 30 Aug 1945	USS San Diego at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 30 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2	USS San Diego at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 30 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2

Vice 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 1945	USS Wasp (Essex-class) hangar deck set up to accommodate 810 wounded transferred from the fleet for transportation to Hawaii after Wasp was ordered to the rear with typhoon damage to the flight deck, 31 Aug 1945	Vice Admiral John McCain arriving aboard carrier USS Shangri-La for Task Force 38 change of command ceremonies, 31 Aug 1945. Note the disbelieving look from one officer seeing McCain’s famous hat for the first time.

119 B-29 Superfortress bombers of the 73rd Bomb Wing lined up on Baker runway, Isley Field, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Sep 1945 with 35 more B-29s seen in the periphery.	A Japanese prisoner of war bowing to camp commander Lieutenant Harold F. Gannon, Guam, Aug-Sep 1945	A recovered ballast dropping apparatus from a Japanese Fu-Go balloon bomb being examined by an American technician. He is removing the battery case to expose the components of the barometer box beneath.	A Russian family (Mrs. Mary Mescheriakoff, son Tom, and daughter) at a internment camp in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Sep 1945

A7M2 Reppu fighter at rest in a hangar, Yokosuka, Japan, Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2	A7M2 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 1945