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

• 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

• 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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