Admiral <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Nimitz" class="extiw" title="en:Chester Nimitz">en:Chester Nimitz</a> signing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_surrender_document" class="extiw" title="en:Japanese surrender document">en:Japanese surrender document</a>
<p>Admiral Nimitz wrote a personal message to Rear Admiral H. Arnold Karo: "... with best wishes and great appreciation of the assistance of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in making possible the above scene." Signed: C. W. Nimitz, Fleet Admiral, U. S. Navy.
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