Photos Taken in Caroline Islands | World War II Database

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USMC LTs Don Wilson & Gene Youngs of VMF-122 run up their F4U-1D Corsairs prior to receiving an arriving dignitary on Peleliu, Western Caroline Islands, Pacific, Aug 1945.	SB2C Helldiver from USS Essex flying over Yap, Caroline Islands, after the Japanese surrender, 28 Aug 1945

Japanese 4th Fleet commander Vice Admiral Chuichi Hara signing the surrender ceremony aboard USS Portland, Truk, Caroline Islands, 2 Sep 1945; note US officers, left to right, Lieutenant S. E. Thompson, Captain O. F. Naquin, Vice Admiral George Murray, Captain D. N. Cone, Captain L. A. Thackrey, Lieutenant L. L. Thompson, and Lieutenant A. M. Soden	Japanese delegation aboard USS Portland to surrender Truk, Caroline Islands, 2 Sep 1945, 1 of 3

Japanese delegation aboard USS Portland to surrender Truk, Caroline Islands, 2 Sep 1945, 2 of 3	Japanese delegation aboard USS Portland to surrender Truk, Caroline Islands, 2 Sep 1945, 3 of 3

Aerial view of Peleliu in Oct 1946. Many facilities have been built and the jungle growth has returned to the coral island since the fierce fighting of 1944 stripped it bare. Even so, the contours of the Umurbrogol Mountains can easily be seen.	Type 95 Ha-Go tank under water at Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 19 Jul 2006

Wreck of submarine tender Heian Maru, Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 19 Jul 2006, photo 1 of 2	Wreck of submarine tender Heian Maru, Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 19 Jul 2006, photo 2 of 2

Wreck of an engine of a H8K seaplane, Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 20 Jul 2006	Wreck of a B6N aircraft under 120 feet of water at Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 22 Jul 2006, photo 1 of 3

Wreck of a B6N aircraft under 120 feet of water at Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 22 Jul 2006, photo 2 of 3	Wreck of a B6N aircraft under 120 feet of water at Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 22 Jul 2006, photo 3 of 3

Coastal defense gun, Moen (Weno), Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands, 24 Jul 2006