Chronology of World War II

Wednesday, August 29th


Nimitz Arrives in Tokyo Bay


Nimitz Arrives in Tokyo Bay
The Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, US Navy, Commander in Chief, Pacific, and Pacific Ocean Areas arrives at Tokyo Bay in a Consolidated PB2Y-5R Coronado seaplane, August 29, 1945. the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63), Third Fleet Flagship, is in the center background.