A
SIMILAR V-J DAY PHOTO by Navy photographer, Lt. Victor Jorgensen
An
Old Sailor Confesses The story that disputes the
veracity of the famous Times Square kiss
HERE IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE PAGE:
"Reaction to this article was
intense. Life Magazine denied the coverup. Time
Magazine and most major newspapers
in the U.S. and worldwide reprinted the story
and covered the controversy that followed.
Good Morning America, Fox in the
Morning, and many television and radio
programs worldwide also carried interviews
with Jim Reynolds (and a few with me)
after the story came out."
"Radio
Days - VJ Day"
WW
II Navy in Pacific Theater 1945-VJ Day
08/14 Tue. Japan accepts the provisions
of the Potsdam Declaration and agrees to surrender. General of the Army
Douglas MacArthur, USA, is named Supreme Allied Commander to receive the
Japanese capitulation and conduct the occupation of Japan.
Japanese naval vessels sunk, Sea of
Japan: Coast defense vessel No. 13, by submarine TORSK (SS-423), 35 d.
42'N., 134 d. 35'E. Coast defense vessel No. 47, by submarine TORSK (SS-423),
35 d. 42'N., 134 d. 36'E.
JAPAN
CAPITULATES!
An excellent section provided by the
US Navy HISTORICAL CENTER.
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