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Battleship Massachusetts bombarding Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, 9 Aug 1945Battleship Massachusetts firing a full main battery salvo at Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, 9 Aug 1945; note projectiles in flight at upper left
Battleship Massachusetts bombarding Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, 9 Aug 1945Battleship Massachusetts firing a full main battery salvo at Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan, 9 Aug 1945; note projectiles in flight at upper left
Captain McVay of Indianapolis spoke of the sinking at Guam, Aug 1945From the radio operator’s position in a USMC PBJ Mitchell, Japanese POW 2Lt Minoru Wada looks for landmarks to find the Japanese 100th Infantry Division headquarters complex, Aug 9, 1945, Mindanao, Philippines
Captain McVay of Indianapolis spoke of the sinking at Guam, Aug 1945From the radio operator’s position in a USMC PBJ Mitchell, Japanese POW 2Lt Minoru Wada looks for landmarks to find the Japanese 100th Infantry Division headquarters complex, Aug 9, 1945, Mindanao, Philippines
Growing mushroom cloud from the atomic bomb detonation in Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945. Note the approaching shock wave that the soldiers in the foreground are apparently not yet aware of.Japanese B7A aircraft crashing into the sea off the starboard bow of USS Wasp, off Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2; note two Fletcher-class destroyers in foreground
Growing mushroom cloud from the atomic bomb detonation in Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945. Note the approaching shock wave that the soldiers in the foreground are apparently not yet aware of.Japanese B7A aircraft crashing into the sea off the starboard bow of USS Wasp, off Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2; note two Fletcher-class destroyers in foreground
Japanese B7A aircraft crashing into the sea off the starboard bow of USS Wasp, off Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2; note two Fletcher-class destroyers in foregroundJapanese prisoner of war 2nd Lieutenant Minoru Wada using the intercom aboard a USMC PBJ Mitchell bomber to relay instructions to his interpreter about the location of the Japanese 100th Infantry Division headquarters, 9 Aug 1945
Japanese B7A aircraft crashing into the sea off the starboard bow of USS Wasp, off Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2; note two Fletcher-class destroyers in foregroundJapanese prisoner of war 2nd Lieutenant Minoru Wada using the intercom aboard a USMC PBJ Mitchell bomber to relay instructions to his interpreter about the location of the Japanese 100th Infantry Division headquarters, 9 Aug 1945
Maeil Sinbo (predecessor of Seoul Sinmun) headlines, 9 Aug 1945: Death of Prince Yi U (center) and Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 9
Maeil Sinbo (predecessor of Seoul Sinmun) headlines, 9 Aug 1945: Death of Prince Yi U (center) and 'Enemy's Inhumane Bombing' with new type of weapon (left), 9 Aug 1945Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 3 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 3 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 4 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 5 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 4 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 5 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 6 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 7 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 6 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 7 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 8 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 9 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 8 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 9 of 9
New York Times reporter William Laurence and Army information officer Major George Monyhan in front of a B-29 bomber on Tinian, Mariana Islands, 9 Aug 1945.Telegram from Samuel Cavert to Harry Truman regarding the use of atomic bombs on Japan, 9 Aug 1945, 1 of 2
New York Times reporter William Laurence and Army information officer Major George Monyhan in front of a B-29 bomber on Tinian, Mariana Islands, 9 Aug 1945.Telegram from Samuel Cavert to Harry Truman regarding the use of atomic bombs on Japan, 9 Aug 1945, 1 of 2

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