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80-G-495636: Occupation of Japan, 1945

80-G-495636: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Gazing into the sky at roaring American Naval and Army aircraft. This Japanese boy used a “Rising Sun” plane as his perch to get a better view. Downed in a battle with a U.S. plane, this represents the might and aspirations of the once-arrogant Japanese, now fallen. Photographed released September 17, 1945. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/5/29).
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Caption: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Gazing into the sky at roaring American Naval and Army aircraft. This Japanese boy used a “Rising Sun” plane as his perch to get a better view. Downed in a battle with a U.S. plane, this represents the might and aspirations of the once-arrogant Japanese, now fallen. Photographed released September 17, 1945. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/5/29).
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