Preparations for the military occupation of Japan begin in 1945

Okinawa: US soldiers in trucks on tarmac filled with Douglas C-54 transport planes as preparations begin for military occupation of Japan after surrender in World War II / CU pan "Tokyo Trolley" painted on planeÕs side / soldiers board plane / Atsugi: pilot waves out C-54 cockpit window as plane taxis past Japanese soldiers / VS Japanese soldiers carrying bags and baggage across tarmac / US soldiers off plane with rifles and knapsacks / soldier plants American flag atop building / VS small group of Japanese officers cross tarmac / they talk with small group of US officers and General Robert Lawrence Eichelberger, Commander of Eighth Army / VS CU faces of Japanese and Americans as they talk, smile