Soldiers

Japanese General Yoshijiro Umezu signs the Instrument of Surrender Agreement on behalf of the Japanese government ending the war with Japan while (left to right) General Douglas MacArthur and his Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Richard Sutherland look on. Others in the background are unidentified. The ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Manila Bay. These photographs were given to Colonel Westray B. Boyce during her tour of the Pacific Theatre in the Fall of 1945.

From left to right, unidentified woman, Captain Louise Mowat, Major General Richard J. Marshall, Colonel Westray Battle Boyce, Navy Lieutenant Bob (unknown) and Dr. Marion E. Kenworthy relax during a dinner held in Colonel Boyce's honor in Manila. Colonel Boyce was on a tour of WAC locations in the Pacific Theatre.

From left to right, unidentified woman, Captain Louise Mowat, Major General Richard J. Marshall, Colonel Westray Battle Boyce, Navy Lieutenant Bob (unknown) and Dr. Marion E. Kenworthy relax during a dinner held in Colonel Boyce's honor in Manila. Colonel Boyce was on a tour of WAC locations in the Pacific Theatre.

WAC Technician (T/5) Georgiana M. Anderson (right) of Ashland, Wisconsin has a chat with an unidentified military police officer. Anderson was stationed in the San Marco Area of Italy with the WAC 6669th Headquarters Platoon supporting the Fifth Army.

First Officer Don G. Merrifield of Minneapolis, Minnesota (left), shows Colonel Westray Battle Boyce (center) a map that shows the area that they will fly over on their inspection tour of the Philippines. Lieutenant A. E. Wilson (right) of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer General Headquarters looks on.

First Sergeant Arthur F. Richter (left) of Company D, 756 Tank Battalion from Kearney, Nebraska is shown here with his cousin, WAC Technician (T/5) Katherine G. Richter (right) of the 6669th WAC Headquarters Platoon. They are pictured during a brief reunion somewhere in the San Marco area, Italy.

WAC Technician Elizabeth Hennessey (center) of Fairview, Ohio, plays the accordion while a group of unidentified soldiers look on. Hennessey was on duty with the Fifth Army, 6669th WAC Headquarters platoon, San Marco Area, Italy.

Lieutenant Colonel Westray Battle Boyce (fifth from left, in back corner) joins other civilians and military personnel at a dinner. Location unknown.

Lieutenant Colonel Westray Battle Boyce (second from left) takes tea with three unidentified fellow soldiers.

Lieutenant Colonel Westray Battle Boyce (right) standing next to a much taller member of an unknown military unit, possibly a French solider somewhere in North Africa.