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| Fireworks display during the victory celebration in Hong Kong, 30 Aug 1945; taken by HMCS Ontario Leading Photographer Sydney H. Draper | Flag raising ceremony, Stanley Internment Camp, Hong Kong, 30 Aug 1945 | 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 |
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| 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) | Military aircraft flying over Hong Kong during the victory celebration, 30 Aug 1945; photo taken by HMCS Ontario Leading Photographer Sydney H. Draper | New Mexico anchored in the Tokyo Bay area with Mount Fuji in background, circa late Aug 1945 | Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney at Yokosuka Naval Base to accept the surrender of the base, Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Aug 1945 |
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| The atomic bomb survivor's skin was burned in a pattern corresponding to the dark portions of her kimono worn at the time of the explosion, Aug 1945 | The first US flag raising in Japan, Fort No. 2 on the coast of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945 | US Marines destroying Japanese weaopns at Futtsusaki Point near Yokosuka Navy Base, 30 Aug 1945 | USS Horace A. Bass and battleship Nagato, Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Aug 1945 |
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| USS Missouri leading USS Iowa into Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2; note destroyer USS Nicholas in escort | USS Missouri leading USS Iowa into Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2; note USS Nicholas and USS O'Bannon in escort | 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 |
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| 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 | Victory celebration in Hong Kong, 30 Aug 1945; photo taken by HMCS Ontario Leading Photographer Sydney H. Draper | Victory parade in Hong Kong, 30 Aug 1945; photo taken by HMCS Ontario Leading Photographer Sydney H. Draper | Douglas MacArthur embracing Jonathan Wainwright, Hotel New Grand, Yokohama, Japan, 31 Aug 1945 |
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