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Surrender of Japan, 1945 80-G-490370

Photo #: 80-G-490370 Surrender of Japan, 1945
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Title: Surrender of Japan, 1945
Description: Japanese and U.S. officers negotiate the surrender of Mili Atoll, Marshalls, on board USS Levy (DE-162), 22 August 1945. Identified U.S. officers present include (from left to right): Commander H.E. Cross; Captain H. B. Grow, USNR, senior U.S. officer present; Commander W.C. Burkhard; Lieutenant P.S. Breck, Jr.; Commander C.G. Olson; Japanese officers in center include an unidentified junior officer, at left, and Japanese Navy Captain Masanori Shiga. Note pistol shoulder holster worn by U.S. officer in right foreground, fancy rope decoration on stanchions, metal wardroom chairs and steward in right background. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-490370
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