Chronology of World War II
Wednesday, August 22nd
US and British Naval Officers Toast End of the War
Admiral William F. Halsey, Commander, Third Fleet, and other senior US and British Navy officers toast the end of World War II, aboard USS
Missouri
(BB-63), August 22, 1945. Those present are (left to right): Rear Admiral Robert B. Carney, USN; Captain J.P.L. Reid, RN; Vice Admiral Sir Bernard Rawlings, RN; Admiral Halsey; Vice Admiral John S. McCain, USN, and Rear Admiral Wilder D. Baker, USN. (Credit: US Navy)