Chronology of World War II
Wednesday, August 29th
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.