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Photo #: SC 415489

Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur departing the U.S. Navy destroyer that carried him back to port, following the surrender ceremonies held on board USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945.
The ship may be USS Buchanan (DD-484).

Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 610 pixels

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27 January 1999