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| Battleship USS Missouri in Sagami Wan, Japan, 30 Aug 1945. Note Mount Fuji, Missouri flying Admiral William Halsey’s four-star flag at the after mast, and the US flag at the unusual location on the main mast. | Bow of the battleship USS Missouri in Sagami Wan, Japan, 30 Aug 1945. Note the Jack flying from the jackstaff and Mount Fuji between Missouri’s bow and anchor chain. |
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