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| A soldier of the Chinese 18th Group Army (also known as the Communist 8th Route Army) atop the Zijinguan gate of the Great Wall of China, Yi County, Hebei Province, China, 2 Apr 1945 | F4U Corsairs and TBM Avengers of Air Group 6 aboard USS Hancock off Okinawa, Japan, 2 Apr 1945 |
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