Keywords: The 69th anniversary of the end of World War II aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial 140902-N-WF272-019.jpg en Joint service color guard parades the colors during a ceremony of the 69th anniversary of the end of World War II aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial On Sept 2 1945 Japan officially surrendered as the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed onboard the ship by Gen Douglas MacArthur Fleet Adm Chester Nimitz Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and other world leaders U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Diana Quinlan/Released 2014-09-02 Petty Officer 3rd Class Diana Quinlan https //www dvidshub net/image/1532231 140902-N-WF272-019 2014-09-02 20 56 PEARL HARBOR HI US PD-USGov-Military-Navy Battleship Missouri Memorial Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |