Summary

US forces arrive in Atsugi, Tokyo, and Yokosuka, Japan, during World War II

Source Sherman Grinberg
Newsreel Paramount
Negative # D3862
Clip SR001460_04_02.mov
Date 8/29/45
Title US forces arrive in Atsugi, Tokyo, and Yokosuka, Japan, during World War II
Description US soldiers deplane in Atsugi 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 / liberated prisoners clasp hands, pose for photo as soldiers on truck look on / Tokyo: VS small Japanese Navy submarine in Tokyo Bay / MS landing barge with US sailors moves in front of US ships in Tokyo Bay / seaplane on water / three sailors stand at attention on board the USS South Dakota / US Admiral William Halsey, Jr., commander of Third Fleet, stands on board the South Dakota / CU sailor blows pipe whistle / line of sailors snaps to attention, salutes / tilt-down shot Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz salutes as he boards / ship‰Ûªs company looks down from upper levels of ship / Nimitz and Halsey shake hands, salute off-camera personnel / VS landing barges move toward shore at Yokosuka / military planes fly above / Note: exact day not known
Personality William Southerland, David Granger, Otis Hayden, Mike Burnette, Richard Morris, William F Halsey Jr, Chester W Nimitz
Country Japan
City Atsugi

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