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Shop the kiss ww2 8x10 reprint signed photo v j day times square rp sailor nurse and more music movie and tv memorabilia at amazons entertainment collectibles store. Greta zimmer friedman identified later as the nurse in the photo became the subject of perhaps the most iconic photo taken on v j day on aug 14 1945 taken by photographer alfred eisentaedt. It is an image that captured an epic moment in us history on august 14 1945 a sailor locked in a passionate kiss with a nurse in new york citys times square at the end of world war ii and after decades of dispute the couple in the 1945 photograph were revealed to be 89 year olds george mendonsa and greta zimmer friedman deceased. In the us v j day is officially observed on sept 2 the day japan actually signed its unconditional surrender but the anniversary was marked friday in new york as couples gathered in times. Edith shain and carl muscarello who claimed to be the nurse and sailor in the famous photograph taken on v j day kiss next to a sculpture based on the photo in new york citys times square to