Prange Collection: The Allied Presence in Japan, 1945-1952.' Professor Prange continued to teach at the University of Maryland until several months before his death on May 15, 1980. On September 15, 1978, the Board of Regents of the University of Maryland passed a motion to name the collection the 'Gordon W. The materials arrived at the University in 1950. When censorship of the Japanese media by Allied Forces was lifted in 1949 and the Civil Censorship Detachment disestablished, Professor Prange, recognizing the historical significance of the CCD material, arranged for its shipment to the University of Maryland. Sent to Japan in 1945 as a member of the American Occupation Forces, after completing his Navy service he continued in Japan as a civilian from 1946 to 1951 as chief of General Douglas MacArthur's 100-person historical staff. In 1942, he was granted a leave of absence from the University to embark on a wartime career as an officer in the United States Navy.

in 1937, Gordon Prange began his teaching career as a professor of history at the University of Maryland.

When censorship of the Japanese media by Allied Forces was lifted in 1949 and the Civil Censorship Detachment disestablished, Professor Prange, recognizing the historical significance of the CCD material, arranged A graduate of the University of Iowa, from where he received his Ph.D. A graduate of the University of Iowa, from where he received his Ph.D.

At Dawn We Slept by Gordon W. Prange