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

2014-3330
Accession Number
2014-3330
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 348666413
Related Collection
Long, Westray Battle Boyce Papers
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Naval officers
Sailors
Ships
Soldiers
World War, 1939-1945
People Pictured
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Halsey, William Frederick, 1882-1959
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. The photograph was given to Colonel Westray B. Boyce during her tour of the Pacific Theatre in the Fall of 1945.
Date(s)
September 2, 1945