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First Yanks In Tokyo A Year Ago
Reporter Russell Brines recalls the first American occupation of Tokyo a year earlier. He describes Atsugi airfield, the uneasy welcome from Japanese, reconstruction efforts, and the mood of a city scarred by war yet slowly returning to life.
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Tokyo
Russell Brines
United States Third Fleet
Atsugi Airfield
General MacArthur
Manila
Atsugi
Kempestal
Cooperial
Imperial Palace
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