Official Signing on the USS Missouri In Tokyo Bay
9/2/1945
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The Japanese signed their WWII surrender on September 2, 1945, aboard the battleship U.S.S. Missouri, before representatives of nine Allied nations.
The original caption for this photograph reads: American Leaders Are Ready- As the Japanese delegates wait in the background, Supreme Allied Commander General Douglas MacArthur, followed by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander-in-chief, Pacific Fleet, leave their quarters for the offical signing on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
The original caption for this photograph reads: American Leaders Are Ready- As the Japanese delegates wait in the background, Supreme Allied Commander General Douglas MacArthur, followed by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander-in-chief, Pacific Fleet, leave their quarters for the offical signing on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Marine Corps .
National Archives Identifier: 74240342
Full Citation: Photograph 127-GR-61-133833; General-Japan Surrender, Allied Prisoners of War ; 9/2/1945; Photographic Reference File, ca. 1940 - ca. 1958; Records of the U.S. Marine Corps , Record Group 127 ; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/signing-missouri-tokyo, April 20, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
