Gen. Douglas MacArthur (at mic) as Russian Gen. Derevyanko signs official surrender of Japan aboard battleship USS Missouri as his delegates stand behind him. (Allies, front L-R: Chester Nimitz, Chinese Gen. Hsu Yung-Chang, British Adm. Bruce Fraser, Australian Gen. Thomas Blamey , Canadian Col. L. Moore Cosgrave, French Gen. Jacques LeClerc, Dutch Adm. Conrad Helfrich, New Zealand Vice Marshal L.M. Isitt.