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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 1945Certainly with mixed feelings, Japanese POW 2Lt Minoru Wada watches bombs fall on the Japanese 100th Infantry Division headquarters that he had just led the bombers to, Aug 9, 1945, Mindanao, Philippines
Captain McVay of Indianapolis spoke of the sinking at Guam, Aug 1945Certainly with mixed feelings, Japanese POW 2Lt Minoru Wada watches bombs fall on the Japanese 100th Infantry Division headquarters that he had just led the bombers to, Aug 9, 1945, Mindanao, Philippines
From 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, PhilippinesGrowing 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.
From 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, PhilippinesGrowing 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 foregroundJapanese 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 foreground
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 foregroundJapanese 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 foreground
Japanese POW 2Lt 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, Aug 9, 1945Maeil Sinbo (predecessor of Seoul Sinmun) headlines, 9 Aug 1945: Death of Prince Yi U (center) and
Japanese POW 2Lt 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, Aug 9, 1945Maeil 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 1945
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 3 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 4 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 3 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 4 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 5 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 6 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 5 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 6 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 7 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 8 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 7 of 9Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 8 of 9
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 9 of 9New 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.
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, 9 Aug 1945, photo 9 of 9New 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.

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