First Allied Interpreter Arrives in Tokyo (30 AUG 1945)

On 30 August 1945, Col. Sidney F. Mashbir, chief of the Allied Translator and Interpreter Section in the Pacific Theater, became the first American officer to enter Tokyo since the beginning of World War II. He served as General Douglas MacArthur’s interpreter throughout the Japanese surrender negotiations.
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