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Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Signs the Japanese Surrender for the United States

98-2436
Accession Number
98-2436
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350290433
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Naval officers
Ships
World War, 1939-1945
HST Keywords
Japan - Surrender; Ships - U.S.S. Missouri
People Pictured
Halsey, William Frederick, 1882-1959
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
Sherman, Forrest P. (Forrest Percival), 1896-1951
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Description
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (seated) is signing the Allied Surrender Terms agreement which finalized the unconditional surrender of the Japanese and the end of the war with Japan. Behind Admiral Nimitz are (left to right) General Douglas MacArthur, Admiral William F. Halsey and Rear Admiral Forrest Sherman. Other soldiers and sailors in the background are unidentified. The ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri. This includes a duplicate photo and negative. From a Scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters U. S. Army Forces, Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, July, 1946.
Date(s)
September 2, 1945