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| Official message to all members of the United States Pacific Fleet from Chester Nimitz relaying a message from Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal congratulating them for their victory over the Japanese, 15 Aug 1945. | US Marine Corporal John Dulin using a captured Japanese sword to cut a cake baked for victory celebration, Okinawa, Japan, Aug 1945 |
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| US Navy Chaplain D. C. Crummey holding religious service aboard USS Estes, 15 Aug 1945 | Victory cake aboard USS Oahu, Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945 |
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| Victory celebration aboard USS Oahu while at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945 | Victory celebration, CINCPAC headquarters, Guam, 15 Aug 1945 |
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| Victory celebration, CINCPAC headquarters, Guam, 15 Aug 1945 | Victory celebration, Waikiki, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 4 |
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| Victory celebration, Waikiki, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 4 | Victory celebration, Waikiki, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Aug 1945, photo 3 of 4 |
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| Victory celebration, Waikiki, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Aug 1945, photo 4 of 4 |
71 items in this album on 4 pages.
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