Records of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. 1941 - 1977. Instruments of Japanese Surrender. 9/1945 - 9/1945. Instrument of Surrender

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Records of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. 1941 - 1977. Instruments of Japanese Surrender. 9/1945 - 9/1945. Instrument of Surrender

1945

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This is the Instrument of Surrender that secured an unconditional surrender of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters and all Japanese armed forces to the Allied Powers and ended World War II. It was signed on board the USS Missouri (BB-63) at Tokyo Bay, Japan by General Yoshijiro Umezu, Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu, and Supreme Commander Douglas MacArthur.

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MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964

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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur Jr. the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five to rise to the ...

Shigemitsu, Mamoru, 1887-1957

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Umezu, Yoshijiro, 1882-1949

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