World War, 1939-1945

City Scene, probably Berlin, with civilian and two military men standing in the foreground and pictures of Russian leaders in the background.

Monuments with photos of (from left to right) Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill.

Large outdoor picture of (from left to right)Winston Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin with two unidentified men in the foreground.

Monument with photos of Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin.

President Harry S. Truman (left) signing Proclamation 2660: Victory in the East-Day of Prayer. James Byrnes, Secretary of State, looks on.

United States flag raised for the first time over Berlin, Germany at the Adolf Hitler Barracks. Soviet Honor Guard in foreground.

Lieutenant General Kuzma Nikolaevich Derevyanko of the Soviet Union (seated) signs the Instrument of Surrender for Japan during ceremonies on board the USS Missouri. Standing in the foreground on the left is United States General Douglas MacArthur. All others are unidentified. From a scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters, U. S. Army Forces, Pacific, in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946.

The woman behind the voice and program that lightened the weary hours of many a G.I., Tokyo Rose. Her real name is Iva Toguri D'Aquino. She was born in Los Angeles, but claims to be Portuguese by marriage. This includes a duplicate photo and negative. From: A scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces, Pacific, in Tokyo, Japan, July, 1946.

Colonel Kingoro Hashimoto of the Black Dragon Society and Points Far East. He was charged with ordering an attack on a U.S. gunboat. This includes a negative and duplicate photo. From: A Scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters, U. S. Army Forces Pacific, in Tokyo, Japan, July, 1946.

General Masahara Homma, Japanese Commander during the Bataan "Death March", in prison, before being tried by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. This includes a duplicate photo and negative. From: Scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters U.S. Army Forces, Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, July, 1946.