o el ap ▁for ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁that ▁at oll . ▁W ot je ▁was ▁formally ▁surrender ed ▁on ▁board ▁Baron ▁by ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Nob uk azu ▁Y osh imi , ▁and ▁Mal o el ap ▁by ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Sho chi ▁Tam ada ▁on ▁board ▁Wing field . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁September , ▁Wing field ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁war ship ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁Mal o el ap ▁At oll . ▁She ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Tor oa ▁An ch orage ▁where ▁Admir al ▁Tam ada , ▁L t . ▁In abi , ▁and ▁L t . ▁A oki , ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Navy , ▁arrived ▁on ▁board , ▁signed ▁the ▁surrender ▁agreement , ▁and ▁depart ed ▁the ▁ship . ▁The ▁entire ▁event ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 5 ▁minutes . ▁All ▁hands ▁were ▁at ▁battle ▁stations ▁in ▁dress ▁whites ▁for ▁the ▁ceremony . ▁▁ ▁A ▁brief ▁and ▁simple ▁flag ▁raising ▁ceremony ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁September . ▁Capt . ▁H . ▁B . ▁G row , ▁US NR , ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁g arrison ▁and ▁a ▁landing ▁force ▁from ▁Wing field , ▁read ▁the ▁pro clam ation ; ▁copies ▁written ▁in ▁Japanese ▁were ▁distributed ▁to ▁the ▁Japanese ▁g arrison . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁flag ▁was ▁raised ▁over ▁the ▁at oll ▁and ▁colors ▁were ▁sound ed , ▁while ▁a ▁det achment ▁of ▁officers , ▁sail ors , ▁and ▁mar ines ▁stood ▁at ▁attention ▁with ▁the ▁Japanese , ▁who ▁also ▁joined ▁in ▁sal uting ▁the