Burma Japanese forces in Burma formally surrender in Rangoon.
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Occupied Japan The occupation of Japan officially begins as an advance party arrives in the Home Islands. Col Gordon Blake and five men of the 68th Army Airways Communications System (AACS) Group, 7th AACS Wing, arrive at Atsugi airfield near Tokyo to set up communications equipment, air traffic control, and navigation aids for occupation troops arriving by air. They are part of a 150-man task force with 24 C-47 aircraft. They are the first American troops to land in Japan and are met by an honor guard from the Jaanese navy.
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United States, Command
Administrative and operational control of the 7th Fleet under Adm Thomas C. Kinkaid passes from General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific, to Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet.
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Images from August 28, 1945
Surrender Message
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Surrender Message
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Yaptown in Ruins
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Japanese Message on the Airstrip
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US and British Warships
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P-38L Lightning at Lingayen
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HMS Duke of York
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Surrender Ceremony at Rangoon
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