# Admiral Chester Nimitz signs as Supreme Allied Commander during formal surrender ceremonies on the USS Missouri

- By: US Navy
- Date: 1945-09-02
- Classification: Photograph
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Admiral Chester Nimitz signs as Supreme Allied Commander during formal surrender ceremonies on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. September 2, 1945. Directly behind him are (left-to-right): General of the Army Douglas MacArthur; Admiral William Halsey, USN, and Rear Admiral Forrest Sherman, USN.