File:Japanese and U.S. officers negotiate the surrender of Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands, on board USS Levy (DE-162), 22 August 1945 (80-G-490370).jpg

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English: Japanese and U.S. officers negotiate the surrender of Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands, on board of the U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Levy (DE-162), 22 August 1945.

Identified U.S. officers present include (from left to right): Commander H.E. Cross; Captain H. B. Grow, USNR, senior U.S. officer present; Commander W.C. Burkhard; Lieutenant P.S. Breck, Jr.; Commander C.G. Olson; Japanese officers in center include an unidentified junior officer, at left, and Japanese Navy Captain Masanori Shiga.

Note the pistol shoulder holster worn by the U.S. officer in right foreground, the fancy rope decoration on the stanchions, the metal wardroom chairs and the steward in the right background.
Date 22 August 1945
date QS:P571,+1945-08-22T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-490370
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-490370

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