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United States Navy Third Fleet outside Tokyo Bay, Japan, Aug 1945 soon after the Japanese surrender. Visible are at least five fleet carriers, three light carriers, three battleships, and numerous escorts.

Caption   United States Navy Third Fleet outside Tokyo Bay, Japan, Aug 1945 soon after the Japanese surrender. Visible are at least five fleet carriers, three light carriers, three battleships, and numerous escorts. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-427931
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Japan's Surrender   Main article  Photos  
Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 1 Nov 2016

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Licensing  Public Domain. 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. Kim R Kowalczyk says:
21 Dec 2022 05:29:20 AM

Trying to find a photo of the Behham DD796 at the surrender. My Uncle John Sidorovich, MM2c, 706 39 52 was stationed on her. Discharged Dec 10, 1945.

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