Photos Taken in Japan | World War II Database

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View of Remote PPI Scope (set to 10-mile scale) of USS Cumberland Bay as the ship entered Tokyo Bay, Japan, 28 Aug 1945	I-401 alongside of USS Proteus, Yokosuka, Japan, 29 Aug 1945

I-401 and I-14 alongside of USS Proteus (far left), Yokosuka, Japan, 29 Aug 1945	Ki-100-I-Ko fighters of 59th Sentai of 2nd Chutai of the Japanese Army at rest, Japan, 29 Aug 1945

PB2Y Coronado seaplane carrying US Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz arriving at Tokyo Bay 29 Aug 1945 for the surrender ceremonies five days later. USS Missouri is in the center background.	Recently liberated American prisoners of war at Aomori camp near Yokohama, Japan, circa 29 Aug 1945

US flag raising at Yokosuka Navy Base, Japan, 29 Aug 1945	USS Proteus, I-400, I-401, and I-14, Yokosuka, Japan, 29 Aug 1945

USS Proteus, I-401, and I-14, Yokosuka, Japan, 29 Aug 1945	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.	Chester Nimitz, William Halsey, Oscar Badger, and Edwin Layton listening to Japanese doctor Y. Kimura during a tour of Yokosuka naval hospital, 30 Aug 1945. The hospital had been converted to treat Allied POWs.

Douglas MacArthur arriving at Atsugi Airfield near Tokyo, Japan, 30 Aug 1945; note Major General Joseph Swing, Lieutenat General Richard Sutherland, and General Robert Eichelberger	Japanese personnel standing in formation during the surrender of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 30 Aug 1945

Men of 4th Regiment of 6th Division of US Marine Corps landing via a LCVP from USS Waukesha at Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Aug 1945; note 75mm pack howitzer, battleship Nagato (background), and Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (right edge of photograph)	Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney at Yokosuka Naval Base to accept the surrender of the base, Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Aug 1945

The first US flag raising in Japan, Fort No. 2 on the coast of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945	US Marines destroying Japanese weaopns at Futtsusaki Point near Yokosuka Navy Base, 30 Aug 1945

USS Horace A. Bass and battleship Nagato, Yokosuka, Japan, 30 Aug 1945	USS Missouri leading USS Iowa into Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2; note destroyer USS Nicholas in escort