The bodies of Japanese Army General Mitsuru Ushijima and Lieutenant General Isamu Chō, Okinawa, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. The bodies of Japanese Army General Mitsuru Ushijima and Lieutenant General Isamu Chō lying on the ground after committing suicide. Official caption on front: "Gens. Ushijima and Cho chose hara-kiri to surrender. US Army Photo 163-18." Okinawa, Japan. 1945
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1945-04-
1945-06-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
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Okinawa-jima
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Generals--Japanese--Okinawa
Dead persons--Okinawa
Suicide--Japan
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island