Missouri (BB 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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By late autumn, the Missouri was operating against the enemy in the Pacific. In April 1945, a Japanese kamikaze crashed into her side. Five months later, on September 2, in Tokyo Bay, 9l generals and admirals from ten different countries witnessed the war's end aboard the Missouri as - U

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For the officers and men ot the q who brought her through the Canal from Norfolk, Virginia, to Bremerton, Washington, August 23 - September 18, 1954, and superintended her inactivation in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. r SPEFT 1 y I ' Ir-'r l - A I, K :ff sl PLEASE H'T11 'I' 'IC Vfinif rl d f , .1 .M fc,iz,fL3i,?5 Over aideca e.o active service ' ' - - f-we be an forthe Missouri NUV 4 5 53:14 Q ' christened by Margaret Truman at Brooklyn, New York, on January 29, 1944, 9 when the ship received her first commission on the following 11th of June.

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General Douglas MacArthur Supreme Commander ot the Allied Powers, observed by General Wainwright and the British General Percival, signed the surrender document which minutes before had been accepted by the onlooking Japanese representatives, Namoru Shigemitsu and Yoshiiiro Umezo. INSTRUMENT or SURREN DER W 1. :dang gr command ol and fn nnnll nl rn, frrppor or ,fgprml mp Japanese Gavlrllunl and Ihl Japanese lmperlal General Headauorlers, hereby acral IM nrawsfana ur rurm ln mp aecwnnon fysued by me hoods or lim Gorormunl: ol mg Urnlad Slalayl crnnn ana areal anrafn on 26 July l94.i al Palsaam, and :ubxequunlly aaluraa la ny Ina Unron of Sorrel Saclallfl Rapablscs, unrcn four poser: ar: nerealror referred la as ln: Allred Favors rn nurebr nrarlafm Me unwnawnrwl surrender ra Me Allred Po-urs ol Inc .lapanasa lmvnrol General rrsaaquarrprs and af all Japanese almld forces and all armed forces under Japanese canlrol wherever Jllualld. We hereby command all Japanese forces wherever sllualed and me Japanese people la cease noslllrlles forlhwlln, lo preserve and save from damage all shlps, arrcrall, and mrlflgry and null properly and rp comply mln all requlrr.-meals unlcn may be lrnposfd by me Supremo Commander for Ina Allred Powers or by agencms al lne Japanese' Governrnenl ol lzls drrecllon We hereby command Me Japanese Imperial General Headouorferf la :tive al ance orders lo me Commanders ol all Japanese forces and all farce: under Japanese canlrol nlfernv-or srlualad lo surrender uncondllranally lhemselvas and all forces under lnelr cnnlrol Wo hereby command all clurl, mllrlary and naval alflprals la obey and enforce all praclamallons, orders and dfreclfves deemed by me Supreme Commander for lhe Allred Powers lo be proper ro effaclvalo Mrs surrender and Issued by lnrn or under ms aullrarily and va dlrncf all such afllcrals lo remain al lnelr pasls and lo canlmae la perform lllelr nan-cambatarvl dunes unless speclhcally relieved by Mm or under hrs aulhorlly We hereby underlolaa for flu Emperor, Ina .lopanesc Gournmrnl and llielr successors la carry our ine prawslons of lne I Polsdam Doclarallan in gaod lalllt, and la lssue wnalavar orders 4 and lab! nrhalevar acllon may be required by lne Supreme Commander lor ln: Allna Po-vers or oy any other deslanolao' represanlorlu of Ina Alliad Power: for lhe purpau al giwng ellacf lo lnal Declarallon We hereby command llre Japanese lmperral Govrrnmlnl and I lb: Japanese lmperlal General Headauarlors ai ance Io liberate all i l allied prlsoner: ol war and civilian mlarnnes naw under Japanese l conlrol and I0 provlcfl for Meir pralecllolr, care, malnlanonce and ln-nmedmll lransporlalfon lo places as dlrecfld, 70: aulhorlly of Me Emperor and Me Javanese Governmenf to rule ine :tale shall be subyrcl ro fn: Supreme Commander for lhe ' Alllod Favors alla will lake such steps as he deems proper la nflaclaala Mes! lcrms of surrender . x Y , 4 A' L ,aygwfd X ,X W K ' X X I f 'I r s -1 l r '4 2 ' L f , new r- ? A , 5 A , . f f V' M r Y 1..a,.c.f or r lrra 0 , sf 1 545: ff ' , W 2, I,,,.7 ,V if for , ,L ' a 109