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Shortly  after Japan's surrender, in a ship's newspaper...
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Shortly after Japan's surrender, in a ship's newspaper...

Item # 716177 ·
BUTNER WORLD NEWS, Aug. 29, 1945  

* USS General Henry H. W. Butner troopship
* U.S. occupation of Japan begins (Tokyo)
* General Douglas MacArthur takes over
* USS Missouri (Big Mo) in Tokyo Bay

This is a mimeographed newspaper produced by the staff on board the USS General H.W. Butner, the American troop carrier transporting troops from Europe to the Pacific.
It is a four page newspaper, typewriter set, with front page headlines including: "MacArthur Gets Tough With Japs Regarding Signing of Peace Pact" "Army Transport Chief Says Almost Two Million GI's Now In Pacific To Go Home in Ten and Half Months" and more inside. 
Measures 8 by 13 inches, two leaves stapled together, nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$38
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.