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Source Collection
Frank J. Gattuso collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0386.001_003.025
Description
The Ernie Pyle Theater in Tokyo, circa 1946. The Takarazuka Theater, at Yurakucho, Tokyo, was requisitioned by Occupation forces from 1945 to 1952 for use as movie and stage theater for Allied military personnel. During this time it was named the “Ernie Pyle” theater, after the American journalist killed in 1945 during the Okinawa campaign.
Date Created
6-10-2021
Date
circa 1946
Recommended Citation
"Ernie Pyle Theater, Tokyo, circa 1946" (2021). Images. 23.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-gattusofj2/23
Keywords
Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952.
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