The Japanese surrender on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay - General Yoshijiro Umezu signs the surrender document while General MacArthur looks on.

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The Japanese surrender on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay - General Yoshijiro Umezu signs the surrender document while General MacArthur looks on.

Creator

Carl Mydans

American Photographer · 1907–2004

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Date
September 2, 1945
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
dc514bd7-b849-41c1-83f5-ef775104ac95

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On the deck of the USS Missouri, General Yoshijiro Umezu signs the surrender document in front of General MacArthur. Lining the deck are American soldiers and officers. Behind Umezu is a small group of Japanese officers and officials including Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu in a suit and top hat.

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