Chinese in Tientsin Greet U.S. Marines. Cheering throngs of Chinese mass in the streets of Tientsin to greet U.S.

Chinese in Tientsin Greet U.S. Marines. Cheering throngs of Chinese mass in the streets of Tientsin to greet U.S. Marines entering the north China city on Oct. 2, 1945 to assume police duties. Several of the demonstrators wave American Flags. The U.S. First Marine Division, under Major General Keller E. Rockey, commander of the Third Amphibious Corps, brought to the Tientsin residents their first freedom from Japanese domination in eight years. The U.S. forces were to remain in control until Chinese Government troops arrived. NI 9231