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Carrier Shinano in Tokyo Bay, Japan, 11 Nov 1944A Japanese Navy pilot speaking with Lieutenant Rogers and Lieutenant Rader of USS Cumberland Sound as the ship entered Tokyo Bay, Japan, 28 Aug 1945Captain E. Grant and Lieutenant Rogers of USS Cumberland Sound consulting with a Japanese Navy pilot on the navigation of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 28 Aug 1945Japanese Navy pilot and US Navy sailor T. Treis aboard USS Cumberland Sound as the ship entered Tokyo Bay, Japan, 28 Aug 1945
Carrier Shinano in Tokyo Bay, Japan, 11 Nov 1944A Japanese Navy pilot speaking with Lieutenant Rogers and Lieutenant Rader of USS Cumberland Sound as the ship entered Tokyo Bay, Japan, 28 Aug 1945Captain E. Grant and Lieutenant Rogers of USS Cumberland Sound consulting with a Japanese Navy pilot on the navigation of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 28 Aug 1945Japanese Navy pilot and US Navy sailor T. Treis aboard USS Cumberland Sound as the ship entered Tokyo Bay, Japan, 28 Aug 1945
View of Remote PPI Scope (set to 10-mile scale) of USS Cumberland Bay as the ship entered Tokyo Bay, Japan, 28 Aug 1945USS Missouri leading USS Iowa into Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2; note destroyer USS Nicholas in escortUSS Missouri leading USS Iowa into Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2; note USS Nicholas and USS OJapanese pilot Lieutenant H. Nomura aboard USS West Virginia to help with the navigation of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 31 Aug 1945
View of Remote PPI Scope (set to 10-mile scale) of USS Cumberland Bay as the ship entered Tokyo Bay, Japan, 28 Aug 1945USS Missouri leading USS Iowa into Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945, photo 1 of 2; note destroyer USS Nicholas in escortUSS Missouri leading USS Iowa into Tokyo Bay, Japan, 30 Aug 1945, photo 2 of 2; note USS Nicholas and USS O'Bannon in escortJapanese pilot Lieutenant H. Nomura aboard USS West Virginia to help with the navigation of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 31 Aug 1945
Chester Nimitz, Xu Yongchang, Bruce Fraser, Kuzma Derevyanko, and Thomas Blamey behind Douglas MacArthur aboard USS Missouri during the surrender ceremony, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945.Colonel Lawrence Cosgrave signing the surrender instrument on behalf of the Dominion of Canada aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945.General Yoshijiro Umezu signing the instrument of surrender, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 4 of 4Japanese delegation leaving the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan after signing the surrender documents, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2; note the temporary photographers platforms built outboard of the verandah deck
Chester Nimitz, Xu Yongchang, Bruce Fraser, Kuzma Derevyanko, and Thomas Blamey behind Douglas MacArthur aboard USS Missouri during the surrender ceremony, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945.Colonel Lawrence Cosgrave signing the surrender instrument on behalf of the Dominion of Canada aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945.General Yoshijiro Umezu signing the instrument of surrender, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 4 of 4Japanese delegation leaving the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan after signing the surrender documents, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2; note the temporary photographers platforms built outboard of the verandah deck
Japanese delegation leaving the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan after signing the surrender documents, 2 Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2; note the temporary photographers platforms built outboard of the verandah deckMacArthur and Nimitz aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945. Photo 1 of 3MacArthur and Nimitz aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945. Photo 3 of 3Mamoru Shigemitsu signing the surrender instrument aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 4 of 4
Japanese delegation leaving the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan after signing the surrender documents, 2 Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2; note the temporary photographers platforms built outboard of the verandah deckMacArthur and Nimitz aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945. Photo 1 of 3MacArthur and Nimitz aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945. Photo 3 of 3Mamoru Shigemitsu signing the surrender instrument aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 4 of 4
One page from the USS Missouri deck log for 2 Sep 1945 listing many of the dignitaries who came aboard for the surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay, Japan.Silhouette of USS Iowa, as seen from USS Missouri, in Tokyo Bay during the Japanese surrender ceremonies, Tokyo, Japan, 2 Sep 1945. Iowa was the Fleet’s lead communications ship at the time.The Japanese delegation arriving aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, Photo 7 of 7The Japanese delegation departing the USS Missouri’s starboard verandah deck after signing the instruments of surrender, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945
One page from the USS Missouri deck log for 2 Sep 1945 listing many of the dignitaries who came aboard for the surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay, Japan.Silhouette of USS Iowa, as seen from USS Missouri, in Tokyo Bay during the Japanese surrender ceremonies, Tokyo, Japan, 2 Sep 1945. Iowa was the Fleet’s lead communications ship at the time.The Japanese delegation arriving aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, Photo 7 of 7The Japanese delegation departing the USS Missouri’s starboard verandah deck after signing the instruments of surrender, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945

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