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80-G-490419 Surrender of Japan, 1945

Photo #: 80-G-490419 Surrender of Japan, 1945
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Title: Surrender of Japan, 1945
Description: Several U.S. Navy pilots greet members of the Soviet Legation at Atsugi airfield near Tokyo, 28 August 1945. The pilots had landed the first U.S. combat aircraft there shortly before. Those present are (left to right): Lieutenant Commander John N. MacInnes; Lieutenant Commander Don Thorburn; K. Samiloff, of the Soviet Legation; Lieutenant W.V. Ballew; Commander Anatoliy Rodinov, Soviet Navy and Lieutenant Commander E.V. Wedell. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-490419
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