I am sad to say his career was shortened ,when he dies of lung cancer on September 7th at the age of Alan d steckel Tue, My dad, Robert E. He is now 94 and will be flying to Hawaii for the ceremonies of the 75th anniversary of the signing of that treaty.
His 13 children are very proud of him. Chrissy McGranaghan Chapman Thu, He later was involved in security duties for Australian diplomats in Tokyo. He would have been 98 this year. Richard Creswick Wed, All ships in the flotilla had one crew member selected by ballot to attend. Paul Dronfield Wed, Why is it so hard to find a list of names of all those aboard the USS Missouri at the day signing?
Some have said cards or just officers, but where were the other normal sailors on board typically listed or were they moved off? I recall my wifes grandfather with card and surrender photo hanging who served on the Missouri in the USN.
Finding ANY records of all the sailors seems impossible and I can't find this anywhere. Jamie Bingham Mon, I have been searching for a list, I have a photo album from the driver of a General that was there, I have a document that he left in the back seat of the car after, and lots of photos of the big generals before the signing getting ready and standing around LOL, also have his order with the list of all the Generals under Macarthur and there drivers and cars, lots of cool pics of the cars too.
Nate In KC Thu, Jamie, I've wondered the same thing. I've found one photo of him on the ship. Anne Armstrong Tue, I recently came across a letter from my grandfather Charles brooks who was on board for the surrender. It was written to my grandmother celebrating the end of the war.
It mentioned a man with a prosthetic leg, 2 men who were pows in Japan and the Duke of York. I would also like a list of who were there.
Alison Ackerman Thu, It was the second or third ship from the USS Missouri. We still have the letter he wrote to my grandmother where he mentioned the sun came out at the time of surrender. Richard tharp Fri, Yup, I was on board during signing and given a card with Japanese flag background with my name and somehow it disappeared over time and I think mostly it was stolen from me. And I was first loader on quad 14 barrel 3 and Mr Caron was my gun captain and he was from Sanford Maine.
First loader was the most important position on the most important anti aircraft gun as they knocked out more Kamikazis than all other anti aircraft guns put together. The instructions of operation should be preserved for demonstrations!!!! Leonard Brodt Tue, I seem to remember my Uncle telling us that he was on The Missouri during the signing of the treaty. His name was Richard Kindness. Gail Kindness Hurley Wed, My father, who served in the Pacific, told me he was brought on board the U.
Missouri for the formal surrender in Tokyo because MacArthur wanted the height of the Americans to contrast as starkly as possible with the height of the Japanese. Visit the National Archives to see exclusive, featured documents from the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. From transcripts to flight plans, the museum will highlight some of the most important pieces of the monumental occasion.
Documents will be on display through August 7, in the Rotunda Wainwright , who had respectively endured the humiliation of presiding over the surrender of Singapore and the Philippines in The 11 Japanese delegates assigned to make the surrender arrived at a. Assembled around them were thousands of American sailors as well as representatives of all of the Allied nations—and, of course, dozens of journalists, for this ceremony would be broadcast across the world.
We waited. The Americans were then joined by Wainwright and Percival. General Douglas MacArthur signs the surrender documents. Behind him stand General Jonathan M. Wainwright and General Arthur E. The Japanese then stepped forward to sign the surrender documents, after which MacArthur, accompanied by Wainwright and Percival, sat down to affix his own signature, using five pens.
As the ceremony ended after 23 minutes, a formation of B Superfortresses that had brought destruction to Japan, along with carrier planes, swooped overhead. A great tragedy has ended. On September 6, Col. Bernard Thielen brought the surrender document and a second imperial rescript back to Washington, DC. The following day, Thielen presented the documents to President Truman in a formal White House ceremony.
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