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NH 62343 Fleet Admiral Nimitz En Route to Accept the Japanese Surrender on Board USS MISSOURI

Fleet Admiral Nimitz En Route to Accept the Japanese Surrender on Board USS MISSOURI
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Title: Fleet Admiral Nimitz En Route to Accept the Japanese Surrender on Board USS MISSOURI
Caption: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Commander-in-Chief Pacific-Pacific Ocean Area (CINCPAC-CINCPOA) shakes hands with unidentified officers before he and his party board a NATS Plane at the Naval Air Base , Tanapag, Saipan, for Tokyo, 29 August 1945, to accept the Japanese surrender on board USS MISSOURI, 2 September 1945.
Description: Courtesy of Fleet Admiral Nimitz
Catalog #: NH 62343
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: 1945-09-02
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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