Keywords: Surrender Plaque USS Missouri (BB-63).jpg Released to Public ID DN-ST-92-08725 Service Depicted Other Service A close-up view of the plaque aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI BB-63 that commemorates the end of World War II The official surrender by Japan took place aboard the MISSOURI on Sep 2 1945 with Shigemitsu Mamoru representative of the Japanese emperor signing surrender documents in the presence of ADM Chester Nimitz representing the United States Navy and GEN Douglas MacArthur acting as the supreme commander of Allied forces for the proceeding http //www dodmedia osd mil/DVIC_View/Still_Details cfm SDAN DNST9208725 JPGPath /Assets/Still/1992/Navy/DN-ST-92-08725 JPG Date Shot 31 Mar 1992 Camera Operator JOC AW GLORIA MONTGOMERY PD-USGov Surrender of Japan 2 September 1945 Plaques referencing 1945 |