Archivo: Wake island 1945 surrender

Description: 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.
Title: Wake island 1945 surrender
Credit: Official U.S. Navy photo NH 96813 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author: R.O. Kepler, USMC
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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