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127-GW-1549-134503: Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945

127-GW-1549-134503: Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945. Marine Honor Guard at the formal surrender to Allied powers onboard USS Missouri (BB 63) in Tokyo Harbor, Japan. The Leathernecks are shown here standing at stiff attention on the quarterdeck beneath the long barrels of the 16” guns as representatives of the various governments come onboard for the ceremonies. Photographed by Connolly. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/05/03).
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Caption: Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945. Marine Honor Guard at the formal surrender to Allied powers onboard USS Missouri (BB 63) in Tokyo Harbor, Japan. The Leathernecks are shown here standing at stiff attention on the quarterdeck beneath the long barrels of the 16” guns as representatives of the various governments come onboard for the ceremonies. Photographed by Connolly. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/05/03).
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