Of all the great American captains of World War II, none remains more controversial than General Douglas MacArthur ... decorum while conducting the Japanese surrender ceremonies in Tokyo Bay ...
The Japanese Occupation (1945-1951) On the morning of September 8, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur made his way ... broadcast throughout the world as the surrender ceremony aboard the U.S.S ...
Douglas MacArthur lived his entire life ... On September 2, 1945, he presided over the Japanese surrender on board the "U.S.S. Missouri," bringing an end to World War II. His place as a leading ...
CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — When General Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan’s surrender during World War II in Tokyo Bay, John DeLeo of Johnston was there. DeLeo enlisted in the Navy at the age of ...
Douglas MacArthur's 1942 pledge to recapture the ... which continued in the hinterlands of Luzon until the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945. Casualties on both sides were staggering.