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Bai Chongxi and Song Meiling preparing a birthday cake for Chiang Kaishek, Chongqing, China, 31 Oct 1945	Drawing of the submarine attack on Japanese convoy between Kashoto and Taiwan, circa 31 May-1 Jun 1944; Annex A of Mitsuharu Matsuyama's interrogation

Drawing of the submarine attack on Japanese convoy between Taiwan and Philippine Islands, early Sep 1944; Annex B of Mitsuharu Matsuyama's interrogation	Ruined city of Hiroshima, Japan, 31 Oct 1945

1945 Goodyear prototype F2G low altitude interceptor based on the Vought F4U-1D Corsair fitted with a twice as large four-row R7360 Wasp radial engine. Note the longer cowling and air scoop just behind the cowling.	Devastation of Maebashi, Japan, Nov 1945

Farewell banquet for departing members of the Korean provisional government, Chongqing, China, Nov 1945	Frederick C. Branch, the first African-American officer of the United States Marine Corps, Nov 1945

General Clifton Cates and actress Maureen O'Hara, Camp Pendleton, California, United States, Nov 1945	J1N1-S, G4M, C6N, and D4Y aircraft at Yokosuka Naval Air Depot, Japan, late 1945, photo 1 of 2

J1N1-S, G4M, C6N, and D4Y aircraft at Yokosuka Naval Air Depot, Japan, late 1945, photo 2 of 2	Mugshot of Günther Altenburg, Nov 1945

Note written by Yamashita for Clarke, circa Oct-Nov 1945	Permanent shadow of a valve on a wall, Hiroshima, Japan, Oct-Nov 1945, photo 1 of 2

Permanent shadow of a valve on a wall, Hiroshima, Japan, Oct-Nov 1945, photo 2 of 2	Permanent shadows on the side of a tank, Hiroshima, Japan, late 1945

Portrait of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and his staff photographer Sgt. John Morris late in 1945. Note Montgomery’s signature. This photo was a gift to Morris and is still in his family.	PT-221 and PT-222, Higgins 78-foot motor torpedo boats, along with many other PT Boats being stripped of their parts before their hulls were burned, Samar, Philippines, Nov 1945.

Re-enactment of a ceremony typically held before a special attack mission, Chofu Airfield, Tokyo, Japan, Nov 1945	Ruined city of Hiroshima, late 1945