United States Marine Corps honor guard assigned to the Japanese surrender ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, 2 Sep 1945. Photo 2 of 2.

Caption     United States Marine Corps honor guard assigned to the Japanese surrender ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, 2 Sep 1945. Photo 2 of 2. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps
Identification Code   127-GW-1549-134514
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Photo Size 1,973 x 1,428 pixels
Photos in Series See all 2 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 2 Sep 1945
Photos at Same Place Tokyo Bay, Japan
Added By David Stubblebine
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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Lat/Long 35.3547, 139.7600
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