Naval Station Pearl Harbor in Honolulu in Honolulu County, Hawaii — Hawaiian Island Archipelago (Pacific Ocean)

U.S.S. Missouri

Instrument of Surrender, WWII

Photographed by F. Robby, September 23, 2007

1. U.S.S. Missouri Marker

Inscription.

U.S.S. Missouri. Instrument of Surrender, world war two. , The Instrument of Surrender terminating the Second World War was signed on this ship, 2 September 1945 east longitude date while she lay at anchor in Tokyo Bay. , The Allied representatives were: , General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, The Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers . Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, United States of America . General Hsu Yung-Ch’ang, Republic of China . Admiral Sir Bruce A Fraser, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . Lieutenant General Kuzma Nikilaevich Derevyanko, Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics . General Sir Thomas Blamey, Commonwealth of Australia . Colonel L. Moore Cosgrave, Canada . General Jacques Le Clerc, Republic of France . Air Vice Marshall Leonard M. Isitt, Dominion of New Zealand . Admiral C. E. L. Helfrich, Kingdom of the Netherlands . with their staffs and observing flag and general officers. , The Japanese representatives were: , Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japanese Foreign Minister . General Yoshijiro Umezu, Chief of Staff, Japanese Army Headquarters . with nine staff and observing officers. , At 0904, the Japanese representatives signed the instrument of their country’s surrender. , At 0908, General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers signed for all the nations joined in the war against Japan. He was accompanied by Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright, the Commanding General at the Fall of Corregidor in 1942, and by Lieutenant General Arthur Percival, the Commanding General at the Fall of Singapore in the same year. , At 0912, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signed for the United States. He was accompanied by Admiral William F. Halsey, Commander of the United States Third Fleet and by Rear Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, Deputy Chief of Staff to Admiral Nimitz. Representatives of the other Allied Nations then signed. This completed the ceremony of surrender. , second marker: , U.S.S. Missouri , Over this spot on 2 September 1945 the Instrument of Formal Surrender of Japan to the Allied Powers was signed thus bringing to a close the Second World War. The ship at that time was anchored in Tokyo Bay. Latitude 35° 21′ 17″ North ~ Longitude 139° 45′ 36″ East.

The Instrument of Surrender terminating the Second World War was signed on this ship, 2 September 1945 east longitude date while she lay at anchor in Tokyo Bay.

The Allied representatives were:
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, The Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers • Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, United States of America • General Hsu Yung-Ch’ang, Republic of China • Admiral Sir Bruce A Fraser, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland • Lieutenant General Kuzma Nikilaevich Derevyanko, Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics • General Sir Thomas Blamey, Commonwealth of Australia • Colonel L. Moore Cosgrave, Canada • General Jacques Le Clerc, Republic of France • Air Vice Marshall Leonard M. Isitt, Dominion of New Zealand • Admiral C. E. L. Helfrich, Kingdom of the Netherlands • with their staffs and observing flag and general officers.

The Japanese representatives were:
Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japanese Foreign Minister • General Yoshijiro Umezu, Chief of Staff, Japanese Army Headquarters • with nine staff and observing officers.

At 0904, the Japanese representatives signed the instrument of their country’s surrender.

At 0908, General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers signed for all the nations joined in the war against

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Japan. He was accompanied by Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright, the Commanding General at the Fall of Corregidor in 1942, and by Lieutenant General Arthur Percival, the Commanding General at the Fall of Singapore in the same year.

At 0912, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signed for the United States. He was accompanied by Admiral William F. Halsey, Commander of the United States Third Fleet and by Rear Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, Deputy Chief of Staff to Admiral Nimitz. Representatives of the other Allied Nations then signed. This completed the ceremony of surrender.

second marker:
U.S.S. Missouri
Over this spot on 2 September 1945 the Instrument of Formal Surrender of Japan to the Allied Powers was signed thus bringing to a close the Second World War. The ship at that time was anchored in Tokyo Bay. Latitude 35° 21′ 17″ North ~ Longitude 139° 45′ 36″ East.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Peace • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is September 2, 1945.

Location. 21° 21.728′ N, 157° 57.203′ W. Marker is in Honolulu, Hawaii, in Honolulu County. It is in the Naval Station Pearl Harbor. It can be reached from Kamehameha Highway (Hawaii Route 99) 0.8 miles south of

Spot of Surrender image. Click for full size.

Photographed by F. Robby, September 23, 2007

2. Spot of Surrender

This marker is on the floor of the surrender deck.

Ford Island Boulevard. Directions are for the Visitor Center. Marker is located on the surrender deck of the battleship, U.S.S. Missouri. A ticket to board the battleship is required. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 63 Cowpens St, Jbphh HI 96860, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor and Historic West Oahu.

Globally, it is in North America,

Polynesia,

the Pacific Ocean,

North Pacific,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named U.S.S. Missouri (within shouting distance of this marker); Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN (within shouting distance of this marker); The Golden Anchor (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); USS West Virginia Memorial (about 500 feet away); U.S. Naval Base Pearl Harbor (approx. ¼ mile away); This Sacred Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); U.S.S. Arizona Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); USS Arizona Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Honolulu.

Regarding U.S.S. Missouri. General Wainwright and General Percival accompanied General MacArthur during the signing because they had been taken prisoners of war by the Japanese.

The U.S.S. Missouri also saw action in the Korean War. She was decommissioned in 1955, recommissioned in 1984, and saw action in Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Missouri was again decommissioned in 1992.
The U.S.S. Missouri was the last battleship commissioned and the last battleship decommissioned by the United

BB 63 USS Missouri image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Stroud, circa October 2000

3. BB 63 USS Missouri

Although retired, "Mighty Mo" still "guards" the nearby USS Arizona.

States.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Additional keywords. BB-63

Pearl Harbor from the U.S.S. Missouri at Ford Island image. Click for full size.

Photographed by F. Robby, September 23, 2007

4. Pearl Harbor from the U.S.S. Missouri at Ford Island

The Arizona Memorial can be seen in Pearl Harbor just in front of the battleship.

U.S.S. Missouri and Arizona Memorial image. Click for full size.

5. U.S.S. Missouri and Arizona Memorial

View from Keaiwa Heiau State Park, which is in the foothills of the Koolau Range above the town of Aiea.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 12, 2009

6. U.S.S. Missouri Marker

A Duplicate Marker, located on the U.S.S. Yorktown (CV 10), also, today a Navy Museum Charleston Harbor, S.C.

Instrument of Surrender image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 26, 2009

7. Instrument of Surrender

This copy of the Instrument of Surrender that was signed aboard the U. S. S. Missouri is on display at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The pen seen to the left of the document was the first used by Gen. Douglas MacArthur to sign the Japanese surrender.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 7,609 times since then and 118 times this year. Last updated on November 20, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 10, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on December 25, 2007, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on October 10, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 5. submitted on January 10, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 6. submitted on May 15, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 7. submitted on September 30, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.