On board USS General S. D. Sturgis, At Sea. 29 August 1945. A snap of some photographers and ...

Accession Number 030264/06
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

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Description

On board USS General S. D. Sturgis, At Sea. 29 August 1945. A snap of some photographers and senior officers taken on the deck of the USS General S. D. Sturgis during the voyage to Japan to attend the Surrender Ceremony in Tokyo Bay. On the extreme right is Rear Admiral G. D. Moore, Royal Australian Navy (RAN) (Australia), and Colonel L. Moore Cosgrave (Canada), second right.