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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

Victory celebration, Waikiki, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 15 Aug 1945, photo 4 of 4	HMS King George V, USS Missouri, a British destroyer, and an American Essex-class carrier at sea off Japan, 16 Aug 1945

Letter from the Captain of the carrier Ticonderoga, William Sinton, to the ship’s officers and men about what to expect in the days immediately following the Japanese surrender, 16 Aug 1945	US Marines celebrating, Okinawa, Japan, Aug 1945

Cabinet of Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko, Tokyo, Japan, 17 Aug 1945	Chinese intelligence chief Dai Li visiting He Ruomei in a hospital, China, 17 Aug 1945; He had been arrested and tortured by the Japanese in Apr 1945 for assisting downed US airmen; note US General George Stratemeyer in background

Marshals of the Soviet Union Kirill Meretskov, Rodion Malinovsky, and Alexandr Vasilevsky at Zhoushuizi Airfield in Dalian, China, 17 Aug 1945	USS Wasp (lower right) and other Essex-class carriers, escorted by battleships, cruisers, and destroyers of Task Force 38 maneuvering off Japan, 17 Aug 1945

Conning tower and periscope shears of Gato-class submarine USS Silversides as seen from submarine tender USS Fulton, Apra Harbor, Guam, 18 Aug 1945.	Aboard two Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers in surrender markings, a Japanese delegation stopped at Ie Jima, Ryukyu Islands en route Manila, Philippines for a surrender briefing, 19 Aug 1945. Photo 01 of 12.

Aboard two Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers in surrender markings, a Japanese delegation stopped at Ie Jima, Ryukyu Islands en route Manila, Philippines for a surrender briefing, 19 Aug 1945. Photo 02 of 12.	Aboard two Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers in surrender markings, a Japanese delegation stopped at Ie Jima, Ryukyu Islands en route Manila, Philippines for a surrender briefing, 19 Aug 1945. Photo 03 of 12.

Aboard two Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers in surrender markings, a Japanese delegation stopped at Ie Jima, Ryukyu Islands en route Manila, Philippines for a surrender briefing, 19 Aug 1945. Photo 04 of 12.	Aboard two Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers in surrender markings, a Japanese delegation stopped at Ie Jima, Ryukyu Islands en route Manila, Philippines for a surrender briefing, 19 Aug 1945. Photo 05 of 12.

Aboard two Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers in surrender markings, a Japanese delegation stopped at Ie Jima, Ryukyu Islands en route Manila, Philippines for a surrender briefing, 19 Aug 1945. Photo 06 of 12.	Aboard two Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers in surrender markings, a Japanese delegation stopped at Ie Jima, Ryukyu Islands en route Manila, Philippines for a surrender briefing, 19 Aug 1945. Photo 07 of 12.

Aboard two Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers in surrender markings, a Japanese delegation stopped at Ie Jima, Ryukyu Islands en route Manila, Philippines for a surrender briefing, 19 Aug 1945. Photo 08 of 12.	Aboard two Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers in surrender markings, a Japanese delegation stopped at Ie Jima, Ryukyu Islands en route Manila, Philippines for a surrender briefing, 19 Aug 1945. Photo 09 of 12.