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Morotai Channel, Netherland East Indies. 26 August 1945. Three US Navy PT Boats of the 11th Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron rendezvous with two Japanese Navy Barges, as previously arranged by radio. Major General Harry H. Johnson, Commander of the 93rd Division and all US installations on Morotai, met Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Ishii, Commander of the 32nd Division and all other Japanese forces in the Halmahera Islands, to discuss arrangements for their surrender. Lt Gen Ishii was accompanied by four high ranking Japanese Army and Navy Officers, two junior Officers (one an interpreter) and two other ranks personnel. This was the first peaceful face to face meeting with the Japanese Armed Forces in the Halmahera Islands. After these discussions, the Japanese party was escorted to Morotai for the formal surrender ceremony. (Donor H. Kennare)
Morotai Channel, Netherlands East Indies. 26 August 1945. Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Ishii (far right next to the oars), Commander of the 32nd Division and all other Japanese forces in the Halmahera
Morotai, Netherlands East Indies. 27 August 1945. Brigadier General McNaught (second from right), of the 93rd US Army Division escorts Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Ishii, Commander of the 32nd Division
Morotai, Netherlands East Indies. 27 August 1945. Brigadier General McNaught (second from right) of the US Army's 93rd Division, escorts Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Ishii (third from right), Commander
Morotai, Netherlands East Indies. 27 August 1945. Two high ranking Japanese Army and Navy Officers waiting on the wharf at Morotai for the formal surrender of the Japanese Forces to begin. These offic
Morotai, Netheraland East Indies. 27 August 1945. Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Ishii, Commander of the 32nd Division and all other Japanese Armed Forces in the Halmahera Islands, and three of his senio
Morotai Channel, Netherlands East Indies. 26 August 1945. Major General Harry H. Johnson (right), Commander of the 93rd Division and all US installations on Morotai, examining a Japanese Officer's swo
