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80-G-332610 Surrender of Japan, 1945

Photo #: 80-G-332610 Surrender of Japan, 1945
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Title: Surrender of Japan, 1945
Description: Prisoner of War camp in the Fukushima area of north-central Honshu, photographed from a USS Lexington (CV-16) plane, 25 August 1945. Coordinates for this location are 37-46N 140-29E, which place the camp just north of Fukushima city. Note people on the ground, inside and outside of the camp perimeter fence. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-332610
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