Caption | Douglas MacArthur embracing Jonathan Wainwright, Hotel New Grand, Yokohama, Japan, 31 Aug 1945 ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via Wikimedia Commons | |||||||
Link to Source | Link | |||||||
Identification Code | 111-SC-210621 | |||||||
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Photo Size | 1,505 x 2,284 pixels | |||||||
Photos on Same Day | 31 Aug 1945 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Herbert Mann says:
31 Aug 2013 07:17:36 PM
Not mentioned here is that MacA was furious with Wainwright for having surrendered, rather than holding out to the last man. MacA was also angry that Wainwright had surrendered all the US forces in the Philippines, rather than just the forces under his direct command.
31 Aug 2013 07:17:36 PM
Not mentioned here is that MacA was furious with Wainwright for having surrendered, rather than holding out to the last man. MacA was also angry that Wainwright had surrendered all the US forces in the Philippines, rather than just the forces under his direct command.
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