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.