Militaria: WWII/World War II 1939–1945 Photo Card—Japan’s Surrender on the...

Militaria: WWII/World War II 1939–1945 Photo Card—Japan’s Surrender on the USS Missouri, September 2, 1945—Minister Shigemitsu—Authentic vintage photograph. This document captures the defining historical moment marking the end of the conflict: the ceremony marking Japan’s surrender aboard the American battleship U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay. It clearly shows Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signing the official surrender documents in front of the Allied military leadership. Printed caption at the bottom: “Surrender ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Missouri—Foreign Minister Shigemitsu signing.” Militaria, U.S. Navy, USS Missouri, Japanese Surrender, Tokyo Bay, Armistice, Pacific, U.S. Navy, End of the War