Occupation of Japan
General Douglas MacArthur was Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers in Japan after the war ended. During the occupation of Japan, MacArthur's staff included an MFAA section. Among those serving in Tokyo were Lt. Col. Harold Gould Henderson, Maj. Laurence Sickman and Lt. Sherman Lee and Lt. Patrick Lennox Tierney.
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