Allied officers aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 September 1945

Gift In Memory "Ham" Hamilton, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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Scene from the Japanese Surrender Ceremony aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63). Allied officers behind microphone. "The 'brass' at the formal surrender of Japan." Tokyo Bay, Japan. 2 September 1945

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Photographs taken during the service of Ladelle A. Hamilton in the USAAF in the PTO in WWII.
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Tōkyō-wan
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35.417
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139.783
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Surrenders--Japanese--Japan
Officers--American--Japan
Officers--French--Japan
Officers--Chinese--Japan
Officers--British--Japan
Officers--Russian--Japan