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80-G-386390 Surrender of Japan, 1945

Photo #: 80-G-386390 Surrender of Japan, 1945
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Title: Surrender of Japan, 1945
Description: Lieutenant General Yoshio Tachibana, Japanese Army, prepares to sign documents surrendering the Bonin Islands, 3 September 1945, off Chichi Jima, on board USS Dunlap (DD-384). A U.S. Army interpreter is assisting him. Japanese officers standing behind LtG. Tachibana are (left to right): Lieutenant Commander I. Shinoda, Major Y. Horie, Captain J. Sato and Captain S. Terasawa. At the extreme left is Lieutenant David C. McMillion, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-386390
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