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Photo #: 80-G-702560 Admiral Henry Kent Hewitt, USN, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (second from right) Examines the plaque in USS Missouri's (BB-63) deck that marks the spot where the Surrender of Japan took place on 2 September 1945. Photographed while Missouri was visiting Piraeus, Greece, circa 10-14 April 1946. To the left of Admiral Hewitt are (left to right): Constantine Tsaldaris, Foreign Minister of Greece; Greek Prime Minister Panajiotia and Commodore Tully Shelly, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 75KB; 590 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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22 January 1999