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[Aerial view of destroyed buildings, Tokyo, Japan] (Item)

Aerial photograph of destroyed buildings, Tokyo, Japan, August 1945.Inscription on verso: "Tokyo area / Aug. 45."

[Aerial view of destroyed buildings, Tokyo, Japan] (Item)

Aerial photograph of destroyed buildings, Tokyo, Japan, August 1945.Inscription on verso: "Tokyo -- Aug. 45."

[Concrete hangars] (Item)

Photograph of concrete hangars at Komaki Air Base, Japan, January 30, 1947. The inscription notes that the hangars, originally used by the Japanese military during World War II to store Mitsubishi A6M Reisen "Zero" aircraft, were used by the 158th Liaison Squadron of the United States Army Air Forces to store their Stinson L-5 Sentinels.Typed on verso: "A few of the hangars we use for the L-5s.…

[Concrete hangars] (Item)

Photograph of concrete hangars at Komaki Air Base, Japan, March 1947. The inscription notes that the hangars, originally used by the Japanese military during World War II to store Mitsubishi A6M Reisen "Zero" aircraft, were used by the 158th Liaison Squadron of the United States Army Air Forces to store their Stinson L-5 Sentinels.Inscription on verso: "Concrete hangars used by 158th Liaison…

[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft and General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft in flight] (Item)

Photograph of five Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft and six General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft in flight over Honshu, Japan, July 15, 1945. Caption: "Five SB2C's and six TBM's of Air Group 83 over northern Honshu. July 15, 1945."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1945.

Yomei-mon Gate of the Toshogu Shrine, Nikko (Item)

Photograph of the Yōmeimon gate at Nikkō Tōshō-gū in Nikkō, Japan, circa 1945-1952. Typed caption in margin: "Yomei-mon Gate of the Toshogu Shrine, Nikko, the most resplendent gate in the Orient." Typed caption on verso: "Nikko, Japan, is one of the great show places of Japan. In Nikko is a group of shrines and temples like no others in the world. Elaborate in architecture and adorned with…

[Major Ben Bruce Blakeney at podium] (Item)

Photograph of Major Ben Bruce Blakeney at a podium during the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, War Ministry Building, Tokyo, Japan, January 30, 1947. Caption on verso: "FEC-47-70706. 30 Jan 47. Defense attorney at IMTFE in Tokyo: Major Ben Bruce Blakeney, defense attorney representing Yoshijiro Umezu at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, proposes a dismissal of…

[William Farrell oral history interview (Part 2 of 5)] (Item)

In this five-part oral history, fighter ace William Farrell discusses his 30+ years of service with the United States Marine Corps. In part two, he provides clarifying details regarding his wartime experiences and some of the combat missions discussed in the previous interview. Special focus on his World War II service with Marine Fighting Squadron 312 (VMF-312) and on a combat mission in May 1945…

[Harry W. Swinburne oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Harry W. Swinburne is interviewed about his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time stationed on the USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) with Fighting Squadron 45 (VF-45). Special focus on a combat mission on March 28, 1944, in which Swinburne scored victories against two Japanese gunboats east…

[Henry K. Champion, James B. French, and Clinton L. Smith oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter aces Henry K. Champion, James B. French, and Clinton L. Smith are interviewed about their military service with the United States Navy during World War II. They describe their wartime experience as fighter pilots with Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9) and share stories about memorable combat missions. The interview is conducted by fellow VF-9 ace Eugene A. Valencia.

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