MacArthur signing Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945, photo 3 of 4

Caption   MacArthur signing Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945, photo 3 of 4 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps via japanairraids.org
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Photos on Same Day 2 Sep 1945
Photos at Same Place Tokyo, Japan
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 29 Jun 2014

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1. Anonymous says:
13 Nov 2018 07:37:48 PM

does anyone know the name of the person who took the photographs of the signing of the Japanese surrender?

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