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September 2, 1945: Tokyo Bay,
Japan — Representatives of the Japanese Government surrender to the
Allies as World War II ends. Among the occupation forces quickly moving
to Japan will be six National Guard divisions. One other, the 40th
Infantry Division (Calif., Nev.) will move to occupy Korea, replacing
Japanese authorities who have controlled the peninsula since 1904. When
the 40th sails home in 1946, little does its men know that the division
will return to fight here in 1952 to 1953 during the Korean War.
