US Marine Lieutenant Colonel R. P. Ross, Jr. raising an US flag over Shuri castle on Okinawa, Japan, 29 May 1945, photo 1 of 2

Caption     US Marine Lieutenant Colonel R. P. Ross, Jr. raising an US flag over Shuri castle on Okinawa, Japan, 29 May 1945, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps
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Photo Size 2,295 x 2,877 pixels
Photos in Series See all 2 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 29 May 1945
Photos at Same Place Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Anonymous says:
22 Feb 2019 02:25:38 PM

I am a student and this is awesome!!
2. K Ward says:
1 May 2020 03:01:05 PM

I have the original photo of this act
I’d like to find a family member

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