The Snapshots in Time Collection
"Surrender of the Ryukyus" — Map and Narrative Page from WWII Unit History Album
A page from a WWII unit history album recounts the formal surrender of Japanese forces in the Ryukyu Islands on September 7, 1945, held on Okinawa. Alongside a distance chart mapping Okinawa's strategic position in the Pacific, the narrative describes the ceremony at Tenth Army Headquarters, where the same American flag once flown over General Stilwell's headquarters in China was raised to mark the occasion. Project: 218543