[Photo] Mamoru Shigemitsu signing the surrender instrument aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 4

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Mamoru Shigemitsu signing the surrender instrument aboard USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 4 ww2dbase

Source

ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives

Identification Code

SC 213700

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Photos on Same Day

2 Sep 1945

Photos at Same Place

Tokyo, Japan

Added By

C. Peter Chen

Added Date

7 Sep 2006

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Licensing

Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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