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Almost a hundred stories listed here and over a
thousand pictures. If you missed WW2, this is almost as good as
having been there.
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Above: Admiral Halsey and his
staff go over their strategy of the day
The
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Admiral Halsey reviews battle plans with his staff
Below shows
the Japanese dignitaries as they board the destroyer
Nicholas on their way to sign the surrender treaty aboard
the USS Missouri
Shown below are citizens from
Okinawa who really suffered by the invasion of their country.
Little known Fact: After
the war, Okinawa asked for U.S. statehood.
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This was the Fighter One strip at Guadalcanal built
early on and in heavy use thereafter
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Above: This handsome Japanese fighter pilot was one
of the few to survive the war and how he looked in
later years can be seen in the image in the layer
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German prisoners wait in to be taken to a camp |
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Below
are two pieces of Japanese WW2 currencies. The top
bill was taken from a dead Japanese soldier as a
souvenir. It was picked up by a couple of Radio
Strikers who were milling around ashore. I probably
paid a buck for the two pieces.
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The piece below was
to be used as U.S. currency when
the Japanese took over the U.S. |
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The currency below was picked up at Noumea, New
Caledonia and was just made of cheap paper. |
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Gen'l Wainwright freed
from Japs |
Below: The great journalist, Ernie Pyle who
gave his life covering our stories.
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