Wake island 1945 surrender


Forfatter/Opretter:
R.O. Kepler, USMC
Kredit:
Official U.S. Navy photo NH 96813 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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4537 x 5667 Pixel (8789023 Bytes)
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Surrender of Wake Atoll, 4 September 1945: Raising the U.S. flag over Wake Island on 4 September 1945, as a U.S. Marine Corps bugler plays "Colors". This was the first time the Stars and Stripes had flown over Wake since its capture by the Japanese on 23 December 1941.

The officer saluting in the right foreground is Rear Admiral Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese commander on Wake. Colors carried by the U.S. party, right background, include the U.S. Marine Corps flag.
Licens:
Public domain

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