Ships

Army and Navy planes fly over U.S.S. Missouri at the conclusion of the Japanese surrender ceremonies. 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.

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.

A Japanese delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and General Yoshijiro Umezu, arrive at the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay to sign the surrender of Japan. From: 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.

Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs surrender terms while General Richard K. Sutherland looks on. The signing took place on the battleship U.S.S. Missouri. From: 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

Portrait of former President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman aboard the S.S. President Cleveland on their trip to Hawaii. This is a nice full length pose of both of them. From: George Killion.

President Harry S. Truman (center) with the captain of the Coast Guard cutter Courier, Captain Oscar C. B. Wev (right). The Courier is a floating radio transmitter used by the Voice of America. The man on the left is unidentified, but may be Dr. Wilson Compton, Administrator of the U. S. International Information Administration.

President Harry S. Truman speaking from the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Courier, a floating radio transmitter used by the Voice of America. President Truman's speech regarding the Soviet Union and Communism was broadcast over the Voice of America and translated into 45 different languages.

Members of the Coast Guard with the cutter Courier, a floating radio transmitter used to air messages from the Voice of America. President Harry S. Truman gave a speech that was transmitted in part through the Courier.

President Harry S. Truman (lower left, in hat) boarding the Coast Guard cutter, Courier. President Truman spoke from the deck of the Courier, a floating radio transmitter used by the Voice of America.