Chronology of World War II

Monday, September 3rd


Signing Documents Surrendering the Bonin Islands


Signing Documents Surrendering the Bonin Islands
Lieutenant General Yoshio Tachibana, Japanese Army, prepares to sign documents surrendering the Bonin Islands, September 3, 1945, off Chichi Jima, on board USS Dunlap (DD-384). A US Army interpreter is assisting him