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Crew of USS Oahu at prayer upon hearing the news of Japanese surrender, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945Crew of USS Oahu celebrating the news of Japanese surrender, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945Crew of USS Oahu, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945Victory cake aboard USS Oahu, Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945
Crew of USS Oahu at prayer upon hearing the news of Japanese surrender, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945Crew of USS Oahu celebrating the news of Japanese surrender, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945Crew of USS Oahu, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945Victory cake aboard USS Oahu, Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945
Victory celebration aboard USS Oahu while at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945Surrender negotiations at Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands, aboard USS Levy, 19 Aug 1945; L to R: Cdr H.E. Cross, Majuro commander Capt H.B. Grow, LtCdr Toyda and Lt Hutsu, Lt Col G.V. Burnett (only cap showing), and othersSurrender negotiations at Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands, aboard USS Levy, 19 Aug 1945; L to R: US Majuro commander Captain H. B. Grow, and Japanese representatives LtCdr Toyda and Lt Hutsu.Imperial Japanese Navy Captain Masanori Shiga (saluting) boarding USS Levy for the surrender signing at Mili Atoll, 22 Aug 1945. US Navy area commander Captain HB Grow stands behind Shiga.
Victory celebration aboard USS Oahu while at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 15 Aug 1945Surrender negotiations at Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands, aboard USS Levy, 19 Aug 1945; L to R: Cdr H.E. Cross, Majuro commander Capt H.B. Grow, LtCdr Toyda and Lt Hutsu, Lt Col G.V. Burnett (only cap showing), and othersSurrender negotiations at Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands, aboard USS Levy, 19 Aug 1945; L to R: US Majuro commander Captain H. B. Grow, and Japanese representatives LtCdr Toyda and Lt Hutsu.Imperial Japanese Navy Captain Masanori Shiga (saluting) boarding USS Levy for the surrender signing at Mili Atoll, 22 Aug 1945. US Navy area commander Captain HB Grow stands behind Shiga.
Surrender signing at Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands, aboard USS Levy, 22 Aug 1945; L to R: LtCdr Hiroshi Tokuna, Mili commander Capt Masanori Shiga, Lt ER Harris, Lt Col GV Burnett, and Majuro Area Commander Capt HB GrowJapanese officers and men saluting the US flag, Maloelap, Marshall Islands, Sep 1945US flag raising at Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands, Sep 1945; note Captain H. B. Grow at left and Japanese officers at rightUS flag raising, Mili, Marshall islands, Aug-Sep 1945; note Japanese officers at right of photograph
Surrender signing at Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands, aboard USS Levy, 22 Aug 1945; L to R: LtCdr Hiroshi Tokuna, Mili commander Capt Masanori Shiga, Lt ER Harris, Lt Col GV Burnett, and Majuro Area Commander Capt HB GrowJapanese officers and men saluting the US flag, Maloelap, Marshall Islands, Sep 1945US flag raising at Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands, Sep 1945; note Captain H. B. Grow at left and Japanese officers at rightUS flag raising, Mili, Marshall islands, Aug-Sep 1945; note Japanese officers at right of photograph
US flag raising, Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands, Sep 1945Emaciated Japanese naval personnel at Marshall Islands after JapanBattleship Nagato at Bikini Atoll, Jul 1946Operation Crossroads atomic detonation at Bikini Atoll, Jul 1946; profile of battleship Nagato could be seen at the base of the mushroom cloud
US flag raising, Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands, Sep 1945Emaciated Japanese naval personnel at Marshall Islands after Japan's surrender, probably Wotje or Maloelap, 15 Sep 1945Battleship Nagato at Bikini Atoll, Jul 1946Operation Crossroads atomic detonation at Bikini Atoll, Jul 1946; profile of battleship Nagato could be seen at the base of the mushroom cloud
USS Independence anchored in Bikini Atoll as a target ship for the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests, Jul 1946.Crossroads Baker atomic test, photograph taken from a US Navy PBM Mariner aircraft less than one second after the detonation, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 25 Jul 1946; identifiable ships, from left to right: Pensacola, Saratoga, Pennsylvania, Nagato, New York, and Salt Lake CityOperation Crossroads Test Baker, an underwater plutonium bomb test, at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 25 Jul 1946. Note cruiser USS Salt Lake City and Japanese battleship Nagato among the test fleet.Saratoga sinking after atomic bomb blast, Bikini Atoll, Marshall islands, 25 Jul 1946, photo 1 of 2
USS Independence anchored in Bikini Atoll as a target ship for the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests, Jul 1946.Crossroads Baker atomic test, photograph taken from a US Navy PBM Mariner aircraft less than one second after the detonation, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 25 Jul 1946; identifiable ships, from left to right: Pensacola, Saratoga, Pennsylvania, Nagato, New York, and Salt Lake CityOperation Crossroads Test Baker, an underwater plutonium bomb test, at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 25 Jul 1946. Note cruiser USS Salt Lake City and Japanese battleship Nagato among the test fleet.Saratoga sinking after atomic bomb blast, Bikini Atoll, Marshall islands, 25 Jul 1946, photo 1 of 2

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