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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: 80-G-490432 Surrender of Japan, 1945 Marines of the 4th Regiment, 6th Division, come ashore at Yokosuka during initial landings in the Tokyo Bay area, 30 August 1945. They are in full battle gear in preparation for any treachery from the Japanese. Their LCVP is from USS Waukesha (AKA-84), and they appear to be pulling a 75mm pack howitzer. In the distance are the Japanese battleship Nagato (in the center) and Yokosuka dockyard facilities (at right). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

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24 February 1999