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Photo # USA C-4627:  General of the Army Douglas MacArthur signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender 2 September 1945.

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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur --
In Japan, August 1945 - June 1950


This page features selected views of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur and his activities in Japan from his arrival there in August 1945 to the beginning of the Korean War in June 1950.

For other pictures related to Douglas MacArthur, see:

  • General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, U.S. Army, (1880-1964).


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    Photo #: USA C-1732 (Color)

    General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, U.S. Army
    (second from right)

    With other senior Army officers, upon his arrival at Atsugi airdrome, near Tokyo, Japan, 30 August 1945.
    Among those present are:
    Major General Joseph M. Swing, Commanding General, 11th Airborne Division, (left);
    Lieutenant General Richard K. Sutherland (3rd from right);
    General Robert L. Eichelberger (right).
    Aircraft in the background is a Douglas C-54.

    Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

    Online Image: 90KB; 740 x 605 pixels

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    Photo #: NH 84346

    General of the Army Douglas MacArthur
    (center)

    Talks with Allied and Japanese newsmen after his arrival at Atsugi airfield, Japan, on 30 August 1945.
    Standing behind General MacArthur, at right, is General Robert L. Eichelberger.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 111KB; 740 x 600 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 49707

    Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945


    General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (left) and Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz walk past Turret Number Two to take their places for the surrender ceremonies, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945.

    Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 65KB; 620 x 735 pixels

     
    Photo #: USA C-2716 (Color)

    Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945

    General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander, speaking at the opening of the surrender ceremonies, on board USS Missouri (BB-63).
    The representatives of the Allied Powers are behind him, including (from left to right):
    Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, RN, United Kingdom;
    Lieutenant General Kuzma Derevyanko, Soviet Union;
    General Sir Thomas Blamey, Australia;
    Colonel Lawrence Moore Cosgrave, Canada;
    General Jacques LeClerc, France;
    Admiral Conrad E.L. Helfrich, The Netherlands and
    Air Vice Marshall Leonard M. Isitt, New Zealand.
    Lieutenant General Richard K. Sutherland, U.S. Army, is just to the right of Air Vice Marshall Isitt.
    Off camera, to left, are the representative of China, General Hsu Yung-chang, and the U.S. representative, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN.
    Framed flag in upper left is that flown by Commodore Matthew C. Perry's flagship when she entered Tokyo Bay in 1853. It was borrowed from the U.S. Naval Academy Museum for the occasion.

    Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

    Online Image: 85KB; 585 x 765 pixels

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    Photo #: USA C-2717 (Color)

    Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945

    General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander, reading his speech to open the surrender ceremonies, on board USS Missouri (BB-63).
    The representatives of the Allied Powers are behind him, including (from left to right):
    Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, RN, United Kingdom;
    Lieutenant General Kuzma Derevyanko, Soviet Union;
    General Sir Thomas Blamey, Australia;
    Colonel Lawrence Moore Cosgrave, Canada;
    General Jacques LeClerc, France;
    Admiral Conrad E.L. Helfrich, The Netherlands and
    Air Vice Marshall Leonard M. Isitt, New Zealand.
    Lieutenant General Richard K. Sutherland, U.S. Army, is just to the right of Air Vice Marshall Isitt.
    Off camera, to left, are the representative of China, General Hsu Yung-chang, and the U.S. representative, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN.
    Framed flag in upper left is that flown by Commodore Matthew C. Perry's flagship when she entered Tokyo Bay in 1853.

    Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

    Online Image: 79KB; 590 x 765 pixels

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    Photo #: 80-G-332701

    Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945


    General Yoshijiro Umezu, Chief of the Army General Staff, signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of Japanese Imperial General Headquarters, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945.
    Watching from across the table are Lieutenant General Richard K. Sutherland and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. Representatives of the Allied powers are behind General MacArthur.
    Photographed from atop Missouri's 16-inch gun turret # 2.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 84KB; 740 x 615 pixels

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    Photo #: USA C-4627 (Color)

    Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945

    General of the Army Douglas MacArthur signs the Instrument of Surrender, as Supreme Allied Commander, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945. Behind him are Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright, U.S. Army, and Lieutenant General Sir Arthur E. Percival, British Army, both of whom had just been released from Japanese prison camps.

    Identifications of many other senior officers present will be found in USA C-4627 (Complete Caption).

    Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

    Online Image: 88KB; 740 x 610 pixels

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    Photo #: SC 229459

    General of the Army Douglas MacArthur
    ,
    Supreme Allied Commander

    Greets Australian Prime Minister Joseph Chifley at Atsugi airfield, Japan, upon the Prime Minister's arrival from Guam, 13 May 1946.
    Photographed by Cordeiro. In the background are U.S. and Australian photographers, and a C-54 transport plane.

    Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

    Online Image: 62KB; 740 x 375 pixels

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    Photo #: USA C-5610 (Color)

    General of the Army Douglas MacArthur,
    Supreme Commander Allied Powers

    Salutes as he reviews the Independence Day parade at the Emperor's Palace plaza, Tokyo, Japan, on 4 July 1948.
    Photographed by Boria.

    Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

    Online Image: 61KB; 590 x 765 pixels

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    For other pictures related to Douglas MacArthur, see:

  • General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, U.S. Army, (1880-1964).


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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