Occupied Japan

MacArthur orders the dissolution of the Imperial GHQ and imposes censorship.

Images from September 10, 1945

President Harry Truman decorating General Wainwright with the Congressional Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony, 10 September 1945.

Gen Wainwright Receives Medal of Honor

The terrible damage done to Tokyo by American bombers can be seen in what was once a residential district in the Japanese capital, viewed months later, on September 10, 1945. Only large well constructed buildings remain intact

Bombing Damage in Tokyo