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[Letter from Agnes Langley Niernberger, May 2, 1945]

Description: Letter from Agnes Langley Niernberger to her family recounting her daily life while sailing from the United States to the Philippine Islands and upon arriving there. On the island, she tells them that they live in an old Catholic Academy with partial damage from the war, sleep on cots with mosquito bars, and eat with mess kits and canteens in a tent. She mentions that upon arriving, the Filipino people were happy to see them. Agnes' life on the boat consisted of dancing, singing, performances f… more
Date: May 2, 1945
Creator: Niernberger, Agnes Langley
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[General Douglas MacArthur addresses dignitaries at the signing of the Japanese Surrender]

Description: Photograph relating to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender which ended WWII. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander, address the crowd at the beginning of the ceremony. Behind him from left to right stand: General Hsu Yung-Chang of China; Admiral Sir Bruce A. Fraser, Royal Navy; Lt. General Kuzma Derevyanko of the U.S.S.R.; and General Sir Thomas Blamey of Australia.
Date: September 2, 1945
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Military officers on the deck of the USS Missouri for the Japanese Surrender of WWII]

Description: Photograph relating to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender that ended WWII. Allied military officers stand on the deck of the USS Missouri. From left to right on the front row are: Lt. General Kuzma Derevyando of the U.S.S.R.; General Sir Thomas Blamey of Australia; Colonel Lawrence Moore Cosgrave of Canada; General Jacques LeClerc of France; Vice Admiral Conrad E.L. Helfrich of the Netherlands; and Air Vice Marshall Leonard M. Isitt of New Zealand.
Date: September 2, 1945
Creator: Kahl, Kalvin Henry
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Chester W. Nimitz Signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender]

Description: Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signing the Japanese instrument of surrender. Admiral Nimitz sits at a long dark table with the large document in front of him, only his side profile can be seen. He is wearing a light-colored, uniform and hat with the Navy's emblem on it. Three men stand behind Admiral Nimitz watching as he signs the surrender document. There are also twenty men watching on from the background. Photograph is autographed by Nimitz: "C. W. Nimitz U.S. Representative… more
Date: September 2, 1945
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Surrender Ceremony - 2 September 1945

Description: Hal Lamar's copy of a document entitled "Surrender Ceremony, 2 September 1945." The document lists a Schedule of Arrivals, Procedure for Assembling, and lists the names of Officers, Allied Representatives, and Japanese Representatives expected to attend. Several diagrams lay out the personnel arrangements on the USS Missouri.
Date: September 2, 1945
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Japanese Surrender Ceremony on Board the U.S.S. Missouri]

Description: Color photograph of Japanese surrender ceremony on board the U.S.S. Missouri. General Umezu leans over the table with his back to the camera as he signs the surrender document for Japan. A large crowd of uniformed men stand at attention in front of him.
Date: September 2, 1945
Creator: United States. Navy.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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