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NH 62897 Surrender of Japan, 1945

Photo #: NH 62897 Surrender of Japan, 1945
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Title: Surrender of Japan, 1945
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Description: Pyrotechnic display in Leyte Gulf, Philippines, in celebration of the end of World War II, 15 August 1945. Note men watching the show from the mast crosstrees in the upper right foreground. Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 62897
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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