| Description: | Japanese Imperial Army Captain Army Sakae Oba surrenders his Samurai sword to Lt. Col. Howard G. Kurgis, USMC, at Saipan on Saturday morning, December 1, 1945. Oba and 46 other soldiers and sailors finally gave up after hiding out in the jungle and coral caves of Saipan for almost 17 months August 27, 1945. (National Archive 80-G-495894) |
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