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US Navy Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Sr. with his son Commander John S. McCain, Jr. together for the last time in Tokyo Bay, Japan on the day of the Surrender Ceremony, 2 Sep 1945 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     US Navy Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Sr. with his son Commander John S. McCain, Jr. together for the last time in Tokyo Bay, Japan on the day of the Surrender Ceremony, 2 Sep 1945 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile.

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Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 92607
More on...   
Japan's Surrender   Main article  Photos  
John McCain   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 1,217 x 916 pixels
Photos on Same Day 2 Sep 1945
Photos at Same Place Tokyo, Japan
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010:
Official government photographs and documents are in the public domain and may be scanned and reproduced in print or online. They may be cropped or resized, but their content may not be altered.
Additionally, according to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
5 Mar 2009 10:18:19 PM

At the time of this photo, John S. McCain III, future Naval aviator and US Senator, was 9 years old at home in the US.

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WW2-Era Place Name Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Lat/Long 35.3547, 139.7600
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