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Caption | Douglas MacArthur disembarking destroyer USS Buchanan at Yokohama, Japan after being transferred ashore from the USS Missouri where the Japanese surrender was signed, 2 Sep 1945 ww2dbase | |||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||
Date | 2 Sep 1945 | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||
Identification Code | SC 415489 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 2 Sep 1945 | |||||||
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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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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Photo Size | 740 x 592 pixels |
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