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NH 49702 Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945

Photo #: NH 49702 Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945
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Title: Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945
Description: General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (center-left) and Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz walk past senior U.S. officers to take their places for the surrender ceremonies, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945. Admiral William F. Halsey, Commander, Third Fleet, is behind them. Lieutenant Commander William J. Kitchell, Halsey's Flag Lieutenant, is in the lead. The Allied representatives at the ceremony are already in their places, in the lower part of the photo, with the surrender table in front of them. The original print has been inscribed to the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association by Fleet Admiral Nimitz. Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 49702
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