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S-199 Walter W. Hoffman Photographic Collection
S-199 Walter W. Hoffman Photographic Collection

Topic
  • Ceremonies. Celebrations, Commemorations
  • Damage
  • Boats-Ships--Destroyer
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
  • World War II 1939-1945
Navy Communities
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
  • NHHC
Author Name
Place of Event
Recipient Name
Title: Walter W. Hoffman Photographic Collection
Description: 6 black and white copy prints and negatives, made from prints loaned by Walter W. Hoffman in 1976. USS Hazelwood (DD-531) after being hit by kamikaze. General Douglas MacArthur boarding USS Missouri (BB-63) on 2 September 1945 for the Japanese surrender ceremony, being greeted by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz and Admiral William Halsey.
Accession#: S
Catalog#: S-199
Donor: Walter W. Hoffman
Copyright Owner: Unknown
Circa: 1945
Format: Black and white photographs and negatives

For information about the rest of the collection: nhhcphotoarchives@navy.mil