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A Japanese Delegation Arrives at the U.S.S. Missouri to Sign the Surrender of Japan

98-2435
Accession Number
98-2435
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350290447
Related Collection
Hannegan, Robert E. Papers
Keywords
Battleships
Naval officers
Ships
World War, 1939-1945
HST Keywords
Japan - Surrender; Ships - U.S.S. Missouri - Japanese Surrender
People Pictured
Shigemitsu, Mamoru, 1887-1957
Umezu, Yoshijiro, 1882-1949
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Description
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.
Date(s)
September 2, 1945