World War, 1939-1945

8x10 black and white photo of General Masaharu Homma, Commander of the Invading Japanese Army, comes ashore for the first time on Philippine soil at Santiago on Lingayen Gulf, 24 Dec 1942

8x10 black and white photo of Japanese light cruiser Yahagi lists badly after torpedo attacks by our planes, southwest of Kyusho, 7 Apr 1945

8x10 black and white photo of "Zeke" attempting a kamikaze attack on USS White Plains off Leyte, 25 Oct 1944. This plane crashed in the water off the ship's quarter

8x10 black and white photo of Japanese plane brought down by PTs, exploding as it hits the water. To the left, tenders USS Oyster Bay and USS Hilo

8x10 black and white photo of Japanese ships under attack from U.S. carrier planes in Kure Bay, Monshu Island. Taken by planes from the USS Hornet (CV-12). A Japanese Battleship of the Yamato class wheels to avoid bombs. March 19, 1945.

8x10 black and white photo of a Japanese suicide plane splashing down into the ocean

8x10 black and white photo showing the huge dreadnaught is shown fleeing from aerial bombs and torpedoes of the U.S. Pacific fleet on April 7, 1945, the day it was sunk

Annotated B&W photographic print of the Japanese Surrender onboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945. FADM Nimitz, FADM Halsey, GEN MacArthur,

3x5 black and white photo of the Japanese surrendering aboard the USS Missouri.

Correspondence, letters sent to Kenneth Lang's parents and a relative in Chicago from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, IL and Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA, 1944–1945. The letters describe his naval training, daily routine, work, boot camp, Bugle Corps, and feelings about naval service during WWII.