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Post by pdh54 on Sept 26, 2012 6:58:34 GMT 8
These are some photos a friend emailed us that he had labeled as Rare. I don't know if anyone is familiar with them, though. Zg046. Gaunt and emaciated, but happy at their release from Japanese captivity, two Allied prisoners pack their meager belongings, after being freed near Yokohama, Japan, on September 11, 1945, by men of an American mercy squadron of the U.S. Navy. (AP Photo) Zg047. A general view of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East meeting in Tokyo in April, 1947. On May 3, 1946, the Allies began the trial of 28 Japanese civilian and military leaders for war crimes. Seven were hanged and others were sentenced to prison terms. (AP Photo) Zg048. A Japanese man amid the scorched wreckage and rubble that was once his home in Yokohama, Japan. (NARA) Zg049. Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, one year after the atomic bomb blast shows some small amount of reconstruction amid much ruin on July 20, 1946. The slow pace of rebuilding is attributed to a shortage of building equipment and materials. (AP Photo/Charles P. Gorry) Zg050. The Empress of Japan visits a Catholic Orphanage staffed by Japanese Nuns for children who have lost their parents in the war and air raids over Tokyo. The Empress inspected the grounds and paid a visit to the chapel. Children wave Japanese flags to greet the Empress during her visit in Fujisawa in Tokyo, on April 13, 1946. (AP Photo) Zg051. A test nuclear explosion codenamed "Baker", part of Operation Crossroads, at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, on July 25, 1946. The 40 kiloton atomic bomb was detonated by the U.S. at a depth of 27 meters below the ocean surface, 3.5 miles from the atoll. The purpose of the tests was to study the effects of nuclear explosions on ships. 73 ships were gathered to the spot -- both obsolete American and captured ships, including the Japanese battleship "Nagato". (NARA)
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Post by Benc123 on Jul 18, 2014 17:56:45 GMT 8
Post removed. Generic or meaningless comments by guests to no apparent purpose other than to allow advertisements contained in their posts to appear are considered SPAM on this board. Any further attempt using this modus operandi will be rewarded by an I.P. ban, without notice.
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Post by okla on Jul 18, 2014 23:09:15 GMT 8
Hey Patty.... Thanks for sharing. I, somehow, missed the original posting back in 2012. You and your leader (or is it reverse order??? LOL) always post excellent stuff. Regarding Hiroshima, I will share this little tidbit. When my troop ship tied up in Yokohama in July 1952, many of us were piled aboard a troop train which hauled us down to Iwakuni, Japan, to be airlifted on up to Korea. Inroute we stopped at Hiroshima for an hour. From the railroad station, which, of course was new, one could hardly tell that such devastation had taken place at this location. The surrounding hillsides had fresh growth of trees, etc. Other than that, the view from the railroad yard showed little, if any, signs of the bombing. This dumb Okie was reluctant to drink from the Station water fountain for fear of radio activity,etc, thus I was parched by the time we reached our destination a few hours later. Can you imagine being so naive??? Looking back, I now wonder if, maybe, I did the smart thing. We still hear of after effects being detected in a few survivors of the A-Bomb blast, even today. Maybe, I wasn't so dumb after all. Who knows?
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Post by dmether on Jul 19, 2014 10:12:14 GMT 8
I'm a big fan of WWII photographs myself, have a nice collection. Here is a PB4Y-2 shooting down a JAKE 2 May 45, entire encounter lasted about seven minutes. Zg052. Zg053. Zg054.
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Post by dmether on Jul 19, 2014 10:15:46 GMT 8
This is a good one, the Japanese fleet already under attack, Battle of Leyte Gulf. Zg054.
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Post by dmether on Jul 19, 2014 10:27:35 GMT 8
5 Nov 44, after hitting Bamban airfield, a plane from VB-14 is seen with a hit through it's tail. Zg056.
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Post by Karl Welteke on Sept 28, 2019 10:28:40 GMT 8
Temporary Battle protection for Japanese carriers. Zg057. A Japanese carrier is rigged with temporary protection around the ships control Island. The first time I have this seen done; this pictures is displayed in the Fort Derussy Army Museum in Waikiki The above picture got lost due a mistake and only the thumbtack was left. I resized it but the writing is unreadable.
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Post by Karl Welteke on Dec 26, 2022 9:28:43 GMT 8
Forum Tourists visit Corregidor in 1949. This is from a presentation in the Facebook page World War Pictures dated 3rd Dec. 2022. These pictures are from the LIFE Magazine Archives. Jack Birns Photographer. The presentation has 20 images, original color and B/W pictures; I collected 4 images to share them here. They are outstanding pictures about Corregidor, all 20 images! This is the URL: m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0XSZd52XH5RnWeWEVZtN11Bqdq8Wj2D2o18dCaoKb5pHgLyivQEBEQUdn8UmEYBkJl&id=100021421346688&eav=AfafIvGyICWIcQ8qqnYxB-5H72_uZNjCwMEpYesCINaRL9u74gJAzPTHVVfomRhYkXk&m_entstream_source=timeline&paipv=0Z041. This is an aerial view of Corregidor, from the LIFE Magazine Archives, presented on the World War Pictures Facebook page. Jack Birns is the Photographer, the presentation indicates 1949 pictures. See the URL above! Z0042. A Two Star Admiral Barge is alongside Lorcha Dock on the North Shore of Bottomside Corregidor. It apparently brought the visitors. This is a view of Corregidor, from the LIFE Magazine Archives, presented on the World War Pictures Facebook page. Jack Birns is the Photographer, the presentation indicates 1949 pictures. See the URL above! Z043. This is at one of the high caliber coastal defense batteries on Corregidor, the former Fort Mills. Plenty of stuff is still lying around. This is a view of Corregidor, from the LIFE Magazine Archives, presented on the World War Pictures Facebook page. Jack Birns is the Photographer, the presentation indicates 1949 pictures. See the URL above! Zg044.This is a view of the Fort Mills Hospital from the top of the so-called Mile Long Barracks. I notice the hospital roof framing is still in place. The peak in the middle of the picture is Mt. Limay on Bataan which is east of Mt. Mariveles. This is a view of Corregidor, from the LIFE Magazine Archives, presented on the World War Pictures Facebook page. Jack Birns is the Photographer, the presentation indicates 1949 pictures. See the URL above!
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Post by Karl Welteke on Dec 26, 2022 13:39:24 GMT 8
Notice: Pictures have been replaced I just replaced 6 pictures from Patty and 5 pictures from dmether because they were water marked by Photobucket. Plus I replaced one of mine because I lost it accidently. 3 copies are reposted here to make you aware of that fact! Zg046. Gaunt and emaciated, but happy at their release from Japanese captivity, two Allied prisoners pack their meager belongings, after being freed near Yokohama, Japan, on September 11, 1945, by men of an American mercy squadron of the U.S. Navy. (AP Photo) Zg047. A general view of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East meeting in Tokyo in April, 1947. On May 3, 1946, the Allies began the trial of 28 Japanese civilian and military leaders for war crimes. Seven were hanged and others were sentenced to prison terms. (AP Photo) Zg048. A Japanese man amid the scorched wreckage and rubble that was once his home in Yokohama, Japan. (NARA)
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Post by westernaus on Dec 29, 2022 12:22:56 GMT 8
Thanks Karl , EXO and all the other members who have contributed to this great site during the year . HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY and MAY THE NEW YEAR BE A BETTER YEAR FOR EVERYBODY .
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