| United States General of the Army Douglas MacArthur signs the Instrument of Surrender, as Supreme Allied Commander, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), September 2, 1945. Behind him are United States Army Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright and United Kingdom Lieutenant General Sir Arthur E. Percival, both of whom had just been released from Japanese prison camps. Officers in the front row are (left to right): United States Navy Vice Admiral John S. McCain; United States Navy Vice Admiral John H. Towers; United States Navy Admiral Richmond K. Turner; United States Navy Admiral William F. Halsey; United States Navy Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney; United States Navy Rear Admiral Forrest Sherman; United States Army General Walter C. Krueger; United States Army General Robert L. Eichelberger; United States Army Air Force General Carl A. Spaatz; and United States Army Air Force General George C. Kenney. | |
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| Image Dimensions | 700 x 500 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
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| Caption Author | Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | September 02, 1945 |
| Location | USS Missouri (BB-63) |
| City | Tokyo Bay |
| State or Province | Tokyo Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Archive | United States Naval Historical Center |
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| Status | Caption ©2007, ©2024 MFA Productions LLC Image in the Public Domain |
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