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.
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.
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".
