File:Wake island 1945 surrender.jpg

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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.
Date Taken on 4 September 1945
Source Official U.S. Navy photo NH 96813 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author R.O. Kepler, USMC
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 85002726.
Object location19° 18′ 00″ N, 166° 38′ 00″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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current11:17, 23 October 2016Thumbnail for version as of 11:17, 23 October 20164,537 × 5,667 (8.38 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)new NHHC file
07:34, 18 March 2006Thumbnail for version as of 07:34, 18 March 2006590 × 739 (65 KB)W.wolny (talk | contribs)Post worked version
05:21, 23 May 2005Thumbnail for version as of 05:21, 23 May 2005590 × 740 (53 KB)Raul654 (talk | contribs)Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h96000/h96813c.htm Photo #: NH 96813 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 firs

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