A close-up view of the plaque aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) that commemorates the end of World War II. The official surrender by Japan took place aboard the Missouri on Sep. 2; 1945; with Shigemitsu Mamoru; representative of the Japanese emperor; signing surrender documents in the presence of Admiral Chester Nimitz; representing the United States Navy; and General Douglas MacArthur; acting as the supreme commander of Allied forces for the ceremony.