Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, signs the Instrument of Surrender as United States Representative.

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Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, signs the Instrument of Surrender as United States Representative.

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Photo #: 80-G-701293
Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945 Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, signs the Instrument of Surrender as United States Representative, aboard USS Missouri , 2 September 1945.
Standing directly behind him are (left-to-right): General of the Army Douglas MacArthur; Admiral William F. Halsey, USN, and Rear Admiral Forrest Sherman, USN. U.S. Navy photo File# 140219-N-ZZ999-104

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1939 - 1945
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