Summary

US forces arrive, raise flag at Atsugi, Japan, during World War II

Source Sherman Grinberg
Newsreel Paramount
Negative # C6175 A
Clip SR001460_05_01.mov
Date 8/29/45
Title US forces arrive, raise flag at Atsugi, Japan, during World War II
Description US soldiers deplane in Atsugi, Japan, as they arrive in Japan at the end of World War II / CU soldier with little monkey clinging to his arm / montage soldiers raise US flag on top of hangar / VS soldiers walk across airfield with gear on their backs, get into bed of truck / soldiers on truck lean down to shake hands with five liberated US prisoners on ground: William Southerland, David Granger, Otis Hayden, Mike Burnette, Richard Morris / the five liberated prisoners clasp hands, pose for photo as soldiers on truck look on / Note: exact day not known
Personality William Southerland, David Granger, Otis Hayden, Mike Burnette, Richard Morris
Country Japan
City Atsugi

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