The Snapshots in Time Collection
American Servicemen Pose Beneath Green Cross-Marked Envoy Aircraft, Ie Shima, August 1945
American servicemen pose for a commemorative photograph beneath the green-cross-marked wing of the Japanese envoy aircraft at Ie Shima, August 19, 1945. Their presence at this historic site placed them as eyewitnesses to one of the final acts leading to the end of World War II. Project: 218047