| Caption | Japanese RAdm Shigematsu Sakaibara signing the surrender of Wake Island to US Marine BGen Lawson Sanderson aboard USS Levy, 4 Sep 1945. Care was made to ensure the Japanese surrendered Wake to the Marines. ww2dbase | |||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps | |||||||
| Identification Code | 133087 | |||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 4 Sep 1945 | |||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Wake Island, US Pacific Islands | |||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
| Added Date | 18 Aug 2017 | |||||||
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| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". | |||||||
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Wake Island, US Pacific Islands |
| Lat/Long | 19.2650, 166.6285 |
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Left to right, sitting at table: Japanese Army Colonel Shigeharu Chikamori, Rear Admiral Shigematsu Sakaibara (signing), Japanese Paymaster Lieutenant P Hisao Napasato, Marine Brigadier General Lawson HM Sanderson who accepted the surrender in the name of Rear Admiral WK Harrill (not present), Army Sergeant Larry Watanabe of Honolulu, official interpreter at the surrender, and Colonel TJ Walker Jr, Sanderson's Chief of Staff. Standing, center back holding pipe, is Colonel Walter LJ Baylor.
Note the Naval officer seen over Gen Sanderson’s left shoulder wearing a belt style floatation device. These were not nearly as effective as the vest style but far more comfortable to wear while aboard ship. Many men (usually officers) wore these at all times they were aboard ship. Often these were men who could not swim.