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Photo #: 80-G-490506

Surrender of Japanese Forces in Southern Korea, September 1945

U.S. delegates Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid and Lieutenant General John R. Hodge sign surrender documents, during ceremonies in the Government Building at Keijo (Seoul), Korea, 9 September 1945.
U.S. representatives present include (seated along table, left to right):
Rear Admiral Francis S. Low;
Vice Admiral Daniel E. Barbey;
Admiral Kinkaid;
Lieutenant General Hodge;
Major General A.V. Arnold;
Major General G.X. Cheeves and
Brigadier General Joseph T. Ready.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

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Image posted 2 March 1999
Coding updated 27 November 2001