TOKYO, JAPAN - 02 September 1945 - General of the Army Douglas MacArthur signs the signs the Instrument of Surrender as Supreme Allied Commander aboar
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Geopix / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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5008 x 3972 px | 42.4 x 33.6 cm | 16.7 x 13.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2 September 1945Location:
Aboard the USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, JapanMore information:
TOKYO, JAPAN - 02 September 1945 - General of the Army Douglas MacArthur signs the signs the Instrument of Surrender as Supreme Allied Commander aboard the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo, Japan, 02 September 1945. The document committed the surrender of Japan and ended World War II. Behind him are Lieutenant General Jonathan M Wainwright, U.S. Army, and Lieutenant General Sir Arthur E Percival, British Army, both of whom had just been released from Japanese prison camps. Officers in the front row, from Percival on, are (left to right): Vice Admiral John S. McCain, USN; Vice Admiral John H. Towers, USN; Admiral Richmond K. Turner, USN; Admiral William F. Halsey, USN; Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney, USN; Rear Admiral Forrest Sherman, USN; General Walter C. Krueger, U.S. Army; General Robert L. Eichelberger, U.S. Army; General Carl A. Spaatz, USAAF and General George C. Kenney, USAAF