
Caption | Â Â Â | General Umezu signing the instrument of surrender, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 4 ww2dbase | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Identification Code | Â Â Â | 80-G-332701 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Photos in Series | Â | See all photos in this series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Photos on Same Day | Â | 2 Sep 1945 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Â | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added By | Â | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added Date | Â | 7 Sep 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Licensing | Â | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Peter Campo says:
25 Apr 2015 09:38:19 AM
80-G-332701 General Umezu signs surrender. Who is the American watching him sign?
25 Apr 2015 09:38:19 AM
80-G-332701 General Umezu signs surrender. Who is the American watching him sign?
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 David Stubblebine says:
25 Apr 2015 02:32:12 PM
Standing between MacArthur and the desk is MacArthur’s chief of staff LtGen Richard K. Sutherland who acted as the chief of protocol for the surrender signing ceremony.

25 Apr 2015 02:32:12 PM
Standing between MacArthur and the desk is MacArthur’s chief of staff LtGen Richard K. Sutherland who acted as the chief of protocol for the surrender signing ceremony.
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