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Post World War II rodeo, the first held in the far east, included an air show, a parade of horses, bands, floats and carriages. The entertainment was provided by the United States Military.

1. International Allied Armistice Day Rodeo, Meiji Stadium, Tokyo, Occupied Japan

IDNO:
038880
Title:
International Allied Armistice Day Rodeo, Meiji Stadium, Tokyo, Occupied Japan
Date:
1945 / Fall
Description:
Post World War II rodeo, the first held in the far east, included an air show, a parade of horses, bands, floats and carriages. The entertainment was provided by the United States Military.
Post World War II rodeo, the first held in the far east. The photograph shows a white horse with "cowboy" rider. The horse is identified on the back as "Togo's horse". It could possibly be Hideki Tojo's horse, the Japanese Minister of War, who owned and rode a beautiful white horse.

2. International Allied Armistice Day Rodeo, Meiji Staduim, Tokyo, Occupied Japan

IDNO:
038881
Title:
International Allied Armistice Day Rodeo, Meiji Staduim, Tokyo, Occupied Japan
Date:
1945 / Fall
Description:
Post World War II rodeo, the first held in the far east. The photograph shows a white horse with "cowboy" rider. The horse is identified on the back as "Togo's horse". It could possibly be Hideki Tojo's horse, the Japanese Minister of War, who owned and rode a beautiful white horse.
Ernie Pyle was an "embedded" reporter who wrote from the trenches, during world War II. His columns were popular because he focused on the GIs fighting the war. He was killed by Japanese machine gun fire on the island of Ie Shima, Okinawa. The inscription on the memorial reads, " At This Spot The 77th Division Lost A Buddy, Ernie Pyle, 18 April 1945".

3. Memorial for World War II Correspondent Ernie Pyle, Ie Shima Island, Okinawa, Japan

IDNO:
038884
Title:
Memorial for World War II Correspondent Ernie Pyle, Ie Shima Island, Okinawa, Japan
Date:
1945
Description:
Ernie Pyle was an "embedded" reporter who wrote from the trenches, during world War II. His columns were popular because he focused on the GIs fighting the war. He was killed by Japanese machine gun fire on the island of Ie Shima, Okinawa. The inscription on the memorial reads, " At This Spot The 77th Division Lost A Buddy, Ernie Pyle, 18 April 1945".
Cecil Teets' outfit, U. S. Army Air Force. Men in the photograph are not identified.

4. 443rd Fighter Squadron in Pacific Theater During World War II

IDNO:
038885
Title:
443rd Fighter Squadron in Pacific Theater During World War II
Date:
ca. 1945
Description:
Cecil Teets' outfit, U. S. Army Air Force. Men in the photograph are not identified.
The unidentified men shown here relaxing, were part of Cecil Teets' outfit which served in the Pacific Theater.

5. Men in 443rd Fighter Squadron, United States Army Air Force During World War II

IDNO:
038886
Title:
Men in 443rd Fighter Squadron, United States Army Air Force During World War II
Date:
ca. 1944
Description:
The unidentified men shown here relaxing, were part of Cecil Teets' outfit which served in the Pacific Theater.
Unidentified members of Cecil Teets' outfit which served in the Pacific Theater.

6. Men of 443rd Fighter Squadron, United States Army Air Force During World War II

IDNO:
038887
Title:
Men of 443rd Fighter Squadron, United States Army Air Force During World War II
Date:
ca. 1944
Description:
Unidentified members of Cecil Teets' outfit which served in the Pacific Theater.
A-26 Invader Attack Bombers flying in a tight formation somewhere in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

7. Douglas A-26 Invader Attack Bombers in Flight During World War II

IDNO:
038890
Title:
Douglas A-26 Invader Attack Bombers in Flight During World War II
Date:
ca. 1945
Description:
A-26 Invader Attack Bombers flying in a tight formation somewhere in the Pacific Theater during World War II.