Name/Title
Japanese 10 Yen NoteScope and Content
A Japanese 10 Yen bank note with a portrait of Wake no Kiyomaro on the right side of the bill. On the back of the note, there are instructions for conversion. Many US servicemen visiting Japan took them home as souvenirs.Context
Warren "Bill" Tucker was a Photographers Mate in the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) during World War II.
Transferred aboard the USS Yorktown in 1944 with no photography experience, Seaman Tucker was assigned to the photo lab and found he had a talent for the work. Tucker received his promotion to Photographers Mate 3/c in 1945 with most of his work documenting the final days of World War II and the beginnings of Occupied Japan.
From the Collection of Warren Tucker.Collection
Warren Tucker CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2024.3Source or Donor
Post Air Airport Military Herritage MuseumAcquisition Method
DonationUpdate Date
June 16, 2025