Surrendering control of Wake Island
Aboard the USS Levy (DE-162), Japanese Rear Admiral Shigematsu Sakaibara (1898 - 1947) (left) signs a document surrendering control of Wake Island to Marine Brigadier General Lawson H. M. Sanderson (right) and US forces, September 4, 1945. Also pictured is Japanese Paymaster Lieutenant P. Hisao Napasato.
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