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Nimitz Signs the Japanese Surrender Document Aboard the U.S.S. Missouri

2009-1374
Accession Number
2009-1374
9.5x10 inches
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 348546302
Related Collection
Pauley, Edwin W. Papers
Keywords
Autographs
Battleships
Naval officers
Ships
World War, 1939-1945
HST Keywords
Autographs - Nimitz, Chester W.; Japan - Surrender; Ships - U. S. S. Missouri - Japanese Surrender
People Pictured
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
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Credit:
U.S. Navy

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
The Japanese surrender aboard the U.S.S. Missouri. Chester W. Nimitz, Fleet Admiral, U.S. Navy, is seated at a desk signing the document as U.S. representative. A group of Naval officers stands around him. This copy of the photograph is inscribed, "To Ed Pauley - with best wishes and warmest regards," and signed by Nimitz in the lower margin as a gift to Ambassador Edwin W. Pauley.
Date(s)
September 2, 1945