The Snapshots in Time Collection
Line of Personnel on Airfield, Possibly Japanese Envoy Delegation, Ie Shima, August 19, 1945
A line of men stands on the airfield at Ie Shima, an American serviceman in an M1 helmet at the fore. The varied uniforms behind him suggest this photograph documents members of the Japanese envoy delegation during their historic stopover on August 19, 1945, en route to surrender negotiations in Manila. Project: 218047