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| American leaders at Okinawa, Japan: Spruance, Nimitz, and Buckner, circa May 1945 | Lieutenant General Simon Buckner, Jr., Major General Lemuel Shepperd, and Brigadier General William Clement on Okinawa, Japan, 22 May 1945 |
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| Major General Lemuel Sheperd and Lieutenant General Simon Buckner observing the field, Okinawa, Japan, 1945 | United States Army Lieutenant General Simon Buckner, Jr. (with camera) and Major General Lemuel Shepperd, Okinawa, Japan, circa May-Jun 1945 |
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| US Army Lieutenant General Simon Buckner in Okinawa, Japan, circa Apr-Jun 1945 |
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