Tag Archives: occupation of Japan

The start of a new mission

Some 75 years ago this week:

“Korean children cheering US occupation troops following the hauling down of Japanese flag at Keijo [now Seoul], Korea, 9 September 1945.”

National Archives 80-G-490501

Yamamoto’s giant realized

“Seaman Paul Gray rides a Japanese bicycle in Tokyo, Japan. Photographed by Lieutenant Wayne Miller, September 1945.”

National Archives Photo 80-G-473728 (TR-15480)