RARE WW2 US MARINES LANDING FUTTSU POINT JAPAN OCCUPATION AUG. 30, 1945 PHOTO For Sale

ORIGINAL!WW2 US MARINES LANDING FUTTSU POINT JAPAN OCCUPATION AUG. 30, 1945 PHOTO
WW2 US MARINES LANDING FUTTSU POINT JAPAN OCCUPATION AUG. 30, 1945 PHOTO

• SUBJECT:U.S. MARINES OF THE 2ND BATTALION, 4TH REGIMENT WADING ASHORE DURING THE INITIAL MAINLAND OCCUPATION.
• EXACT LANDING TIME:AUGUST 30, 1945 AT 5:58 AM (JUST TWO DAYS BEFORE THE FORMAL SURRENDER ABOARD THE USS MISSOURI).
• LOCATION:FUTTSU SAKI (FUTTSU POINT) NEAR THE YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, TOKYO BAY, JAPAN.
• HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:THESE MARINES WERE AMONG THE VERY FIRST ALLIED COMBAT TROOPS TO SET FOOT ON THE JAPANESE MAINLAND, TASKED WITH NEUTRALIZING COASTAL SHORE BATTERIES BEFORE THE MAIN FLEET ARRIVED.
• PROVENANCE:HISTORIC FIRST-HAND PERSPECTIVE CAPTURED FROM THE RAMP OF A LANDING CRAFT, ORIGINATING VIA U.S. MARINE CORPS PHOTOGRAPHIC PERSONNEL ASSOCIATED WITH THE BATTLESHIP USS IOWA (BB-61).
• EXTREMELY FINE WITH SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING FROM ITS 80+ YEARS.
• SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• DIMENSIONS:4 5/8" X 3 5/8" (STANDARD MID-CENTURY SNAPSHOT FORMAT)
• ERA:WORLD WAR 2 PERIOD / IMMEDIATE POST-WAR ERA (1945)
• MEDIUM:SILVER GELATIN VINTAGE MONOCHROME DEVELOPED PAPER

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