Richmond (CL 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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U. S. PACIFIC FLEET CRUISER DIVISION ONE HEADINGV I P I I TEXT OF COMNORPAC PRESS RELEASE NUMBER 2 OF 9 SEPTEMBER 1945 ABOARD HIS FLAGSHIP USS PANAMINT IN OMINATO ANCHORAGE VICE ADMIRAL FRANK JACK FLETCHER US NAVY COMMANDER NORTH PACIFIC FORCE AND AREA FORMALLY ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE JAPANESE HOME ISLAND OF HONSHU AND ALL OF HOKKAIDO AT 1000 TOKYO TIME 9 SEPTEMBER 1945 X PARA TWO X VICE ADMIRAL KENJI UGAKI CMA COMMANDANT OF THE OMINATO NAVAL GUARD DISTRICT X LIEUT GEN TOSHIMOTO HOSHINO CMA COMMANDING AOMORI DEFENSE FORCE X MR MOTONIKO KANAI CMA GOVERNOR OF AOMORI PREFECTURE HEADED THE JAPANESE NAVAL CMA ARMY AND CIVIL DELEGATION AND RECEIVED US NAVAL EMER- GENCY OCCUPATION ORDER NUMBER 1 FROM THE COMMANDER NORTH PACIFIC FORCE X ul uf uf ' ' u. u u. A -I ,g S 3 n- o o o Z pl Q 4 L n .1 . . . - .I 0 . 5 0 nl. as o of J Z If LS 4 - . v- . . ,. P Z . vnu 4 4 42 ,. 0 I 1 w a z ' Q 0. mln. .J .I .10 2 0 0 4 x 1 D 0 W a z 5 W CI S Q 4 O 40 la. u. no - up 0 0 su Z 0 m u. I u, Q 0 N.O.B. Navy230 8-19-45 ISM.

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