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Raising of the U.S. Flag on Mille Atoll August 28, 1945

The Flag raising ceremony August 28, 1945, to begin the U.S. occupation of Mille Atoll following the Japanese surrender on board USS Levy DE 162.  U.S. and Japanese servicemen salute the Flag after, as per protocol, an Army detachment conducted the official raising of the Flag on land.

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