anything to do with Okinawa the first Japanese peice of soil reached?

or the imperial palace?

http://www.life.com/Life/covers/1945/cv040945.html - this one?

http://www.life.com/Life/covers/1945/cv110545.html no?

Tempted post all the life covers for 1945!!

http://www.life.com/Life/covers/1945/cv030545.html - nah its really this one! US Flying boat.

Originally Posted by MontyB

Wasnt there a picture that included mount Fujiyama in the background but I dont recall it being a Life magazine cover.

You got it. It was a photo of mount Fujiyama taken through the periscope of the USS Icefish, and it showed the American public that US ships were finally able to cruise in Japanese home waters with impunity. It gave the idea that the war was close to being won, and as such, it was a great morale booster.

Funny enough, I do not recall seeing it in Life either. I saw it in National Geographic, and in the magazine it was referred to as a famous photograph yadda, yadda.... but from where, i do not remember. It is referred to in the website of the USS Icefish, but unfortunately, it is not shown there.

On to you Monty.

Dean.

Ok something easy:
Elements of what German division were responsible for the occupation of the channel islands.

Hey Dean, if this photograph is so well known, how come I still can't find it?

Anyone else find it? I'd really like to see it.

Originally Posted by Dean

You got it. It was a photo of mount Fujiyama taken through the periscope of the USS Icefish, and it showed the American public that US ships were finally able to cruise in Japanese home waters with impunity. It gave the idea that the war was close to being won, and as such, it was a great morale booster.

Funny enough, I do not recall seeing it in Life either. I saw it in National Geographic, and in the magazine it was referred to as a famous photograph yadda, yadda.... but from where, i do not remember. It is referred to in the website of the USS Icefish, but unfortunately, it is not shown there.

On to you Monty.

Dean.

It couldnt have been a 1945 cover.

I am thinking this is the one he means.

http://www.clipartreview.com/_gallery/_pages/30108.html

It has been quite an effort to find it and I cant find a clean version that has the story with it.

Here is the image I found:



In addition, her eis a blurb from the USS Icefish web site:

Richard Ward Peterson, a retired rear admiral and one of the last surviving and most highly decorated submarine officersof World War II, died at his home in Los Altos on April 14. He was 90.
Born in 1908 in St. Paul, Minnesota, he graduatedfrom the U.S. Naval Academy in 1931. He obtained an MBAfrom the University of Santa Clara in 1968.
During World War II, he commanded several submarineson 10 patrols in the Pacific, each lasting two to 15 months.He was awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star for extraordinaryheroism, expert seamanship and inspiring leadership, in sinkingenemy shipping while rescuing six downed U.S. airmen in hostile waters.
His daring proximity to the coast of Japan was documentedby his famous photograph, published on the cover of Life magazine,of Mount Fuji, taken through the periscope of his submarine.He was also the recipient of three Bronze Stars (two with Combat Victory)and a Navy Commendation medal with a Combat Victory.

Hope you liked it. I actually remember the image as being a lot cleaner, but then again, I saw it in a vintage National Geographic. If you can find any from the WW II era, they are well worth looking into as they have excellent photography relating to the war.

Dean.

Thank you Monty and Dean!

Monty, I do believe it is your turn...