Douglas MacArthur signing Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 4 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Douglas MacArthur signing Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 4 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Tokyo, Japan
Date 2 Sep 1945
Photographer    Unknown
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   SC 211872
 
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Photos on Same Day 2 Sep 1945
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 5,700 x 4,530 pixels



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
30 Jan 2009 11:50:45 AM

Can you identify the officers to the left of the signing desk? There are about 40-50 US admirals in about four rows.
Who are they?

Can you make a diagram with a legend that IDs whoever was on the surrender deck?
2. ervin says:
21 Jan 2011 01:24:42 PM

I recently aquired seven photos that were taken on the missiourie on september 2, 1945 two include General Douglas MacArthur and Fleet Admirial Chester Nimitz along with many others. Note these are original photos. If anyone is interested in them contact me.
3. Anonymous says:
7 Aug 2019 05:32:00 AM

Do they make men like this any more? I think not. Thanks for a brilliant article.

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WW2-Era Location Name:
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Latitude-Longitude:
35.3547, 139.7600

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