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Col. Egeberg (aide) opens door of American Lincoln of undetermined vintage while New Grand Hotel Owner Nomura (not shown) awaits to greet its distinguished passenger.

MacArthur embraces Wainwright at New Grand Hotel.

Percival, MacArthur, Wainwright.  (Just outside the hotel lies centuries-old “Yamashita Park.”   Its future namesake, the famed “Tiger of Malaya” and Japan’s greatest WW2 general, Tomoyuki Yamashita, would receive from Percival the surrender of Singapore in 1942.  He was later called upon to defend the Philippines against MacArthur’s invading force.)

MacArthur greets Devreyanko.

11th Airborne Soldier pitches camp in front of New Grand Hotel.  Pergola in background and ginkgo trees blocking hotel facade can still be seen today (see Photo Gallery 2).

Officer’s mess with MacArthur at head table.  Devreyanko, Sutherland, Percival, Wainwright, Sverdrup, Marquat, Whitney are among Allied officers present.

MacArthur leaves his hotel, August 31, to tour ruins in Yokohama. The marble blocks adorning the entrance are still in use today.

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