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Description: 030902-N-3228G-003 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Sept. 2, 2003) -- Former crewmembers of the Battleship Missouri (BB 63) pose for photos shortly after the Anniversary of the End of World War II ceremony, held aboard the famous ship. More than 100 former Missouri crewmembers were present at the ceremony, hosted by the Missouri Memorial Association. The ceremony marked 58 years since General Douglas MacArthur and Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, along with other U.S. and Allied officers, accepted the unconditional surrender of the Japanese, ending World War II on the deck of the Battleship Missouri.
Title: USS Missouri veterans
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Author: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class William R. Goodwin. (RELEASED)
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