World War, 1939-1945

Japanese swords symbolically surrendered by five Japanese officers at ceremonies in China marking the surrender of the Japanese to Allied forces. The exact date and location are unknown. From: Donald L. Jacobs - made available through Lennie Thacker, Commander of VFW Post 1000.

Photograph of Japanese military officers symbolically surrendering their swords at ceremonies in China marking the surrender of the Japanese to Allied forces. The exact date and location are unknown. From: Donald L. Jacobs - made available through Lennie Thacker, Commander of VFW Post 1000.

Photograph of five Japanese military officers at ceremonies in China marking the surrender of the Japanese to Allied forces. The exact date and location are unknown. From: Donald L. Jacobs - made available through Lennie Thacker, Commander of VFW Post 1000.

Japanese military officers marching in a parade during ceremonies in China marking the surrender of the Japanese to Allied forces. The exact date and location are unknown. From: Donald L. Jacobs - made available through Lennie Thacker, Commander of VFW Post 1000.

An American military band playing in a parade during ceremonies in China marking the surrender of the Japanese to Allied Forces. The exact date and location are unknown. From: Donald L. Jacobs - made available through Lennie Thacker, Commander of VFW Post 1000.

American soldiers in a parade during ceremonies in China marking the surrender of the Japanese to Allied Forces. The exact date and location are unknown. From: Donald L. Jacobs

Photograph of American and Japanese soldiers and others standing at attention before an official-looking building during Japanese surrender ceremonies in China. From: Donald L. Jacobs, made available through Lennie Thacker, Commander of VFW Post 1000.

Photograph of a Marine battalion standing at attention during Japanese surrender ceremonies in China. From: Donald L. Jacobs, Richmond, MO - made available through Lennie Thacker, Commander of VFW Post 1000.

Photo of part of a Belgian war memorial to U.S. soldiers consisting of an urn containing soil covered with the blood of American paratroopers spilled during the historic Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne, Belgium. The urn was presented to President Harry S. Truman on July 10, 1946, at the White House. The urn is made of jade green malachite from the Belgium Congo with the Four Freedoms lettered in silver. (See also 2001-61 and 62 and 66-1852.)

A Belgian war memorial to U.S. soldiers consisting of an urn containing soil covered with the blood of American paratroopers spilled during the historic Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne, Belgium. The urn ("Belgium will Remember")was presented to President Harry S. Truman on July 10, 1946, at the White House. The urn is made of jade green malachite from the Belgian Congo with the Four Freedoms lettered in silver. (See also 66-1852.)