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Vice Admiral John McCain arriving aboard carrier USS Shangri-La for Task Force 38 change of command ceremonies, 31 Aug 1945. Note the disbelieving look from one officer seeing McCain’s famous hat for the first time.General Douglas MacArthur speaking aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, 1 of 4MacArthur signing Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 4MacArthur signing Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945, photo 2 of 4
Vice Admiral John McCain arriving aboard carrier USS Shangri-La for Task Force 38 change of command ceremonies, 31 Aug 1945. Note the disbelieving look from one officer seeing McCain’s famous hat for the first time.General Douglas MacArthur speaking aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, 1 of 4MacArthur signing Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 4MacArthur signing Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945, photo 2 of 4
MacArthur signing Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945, photo 3 of 4MacArthur signing Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945, photo 4 of 4Mamoru Shigemitsu signing the surrender instrument aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 4Mamoru Shigemitsu signing the surrender instrument aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 4 of 4
MacArthur signing Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945, photo 3 of 4MacArthur signing Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri, 2 Sep 1945, photo 4 of 4Mamoru Shigemitsu signing the surrender instrument aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 4Mamoru Shigemitsu signing the surrender instrument aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 4 of 4
Nimitz signing the instrument of surrender, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2Nimitz signing the instrument of surrender, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2One 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.US Navy Admiral William F. Halsey and Vice Admiral John S. McCain on board USS Missouri shortly after the Japanese surrender ceremony, 2 Sep 1945
Nimitz signing the instrument of surrender, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2Nimitz signing the instrument of surrender, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2One 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.US Navy Admiral William F. Halsey and Vice Admiral John S. McCain on board USS Missouri shortly after the Japanese surrender ceremony, 2 Sep 1945
US Navy Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Sr. with his son Commander John S. McCain, Jr. together for the last time in Tokyo Bay, Japan on the day of the Surrender Ceremony, 2 Sep 1945Xu Yongchang signing the surrender document on behalf of China aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 5
US Navy Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Sr. with his son Commander John S. McCain, Jr. together for the last time in Tokyo Bay, Japan on the day of the Surrender Ceremony, 2 Sep 1945Xu Yongchang signing the surrender document on behalf of China aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 5

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