| Accession Number | 030264/10 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Balfour, John |
| Date made | 29 August 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
On board USS General S. D. Sturgis, At Sea. 29 August 1945. Group of senior Allied officers on ...
Description
On board USS General S. D. Sturgis, At Sea. 29 August 1945. Group of senior Allied officers on board USS General S. D. Sturgis during the voyage to Japan for the Surrender Ceremony in Tokyo Bay. Front row, sitting, left to right: Lieutenant General F. H. Berryman (Australia), Chief of Staff, Allied Land Forces; Lieutenant General W. D. Styer (America), Commanding General, American Forces Western Pacific? (AFWESPAC); General Courtney H. Hodges, Commanding General, First American Army on European Front; General Hsu Yung-Chang, Senior Chinese representative. Middle row: Lieutenant General L. H. Van Oyen, Senior Netherlands representative. Middle row: Vice Admiral Yang Hsuan Chang (China); Major General (Civilian Section) Ch'en (China); Major General C. P. Stivers, Chief of Philippines Army section; Major General W. B. Kean, Chief of Staff, First American Army; Major General J. L. Frink (America), Commanding General, ASCOM C; Major General B. J. Valdes, Chief of Staff, Philippines Army; and Major General Wang Chih (China). Back row: Brigadier General G. B. Denit (America), Surgeon General, GHQ, AFPAC (directly behind Major General Stivers); Colonel L. Moore Cosgrave, Canadian representative (directly behind Major General Kean).