1949 Victory over Japan Day Anniversary

United States Navy personnel of the Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri mass on the main deck and superstructure of the battleship to observe the fourth anniversary of V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day), the formal unconditional surrender of the Empire of Japan to the Allied powers bringing to a close the Second World War on 2nd September 1949 at Tokyo Bay, Tokyo, Japan. Official U.S. Navy Photo 707344 (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images).