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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. |
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Date | Taken on 4 September 1945 | ||
Source | Official U.S. Navy photo NH 96813 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||
Author | R.O. Kepler, USMC | ||
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Object location | 19° 18′ 00″ N, 166° 38′ 00″ E ![]() | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | ![]() |
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This image is a work of a U.S. military/Department of Defense employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.
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current | 11:17, 23 October 2016 | ![]() | 4,537 × 5,667 (8.38 MB) | Cobatfor | new NHHC file |
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05:21, 23 May 2005 | ![]() | 590 × 740 (53 KB) | Raul654 | Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h96000/h96813c.htm Photo #: NH 96813 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 firs |
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