48 reactions | Listen Up! On June 20, 1946, U.S. Army Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright addressed personnel being discharged from the military. | Pacific Marines | Facebook

#FilipinoHistorian #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory #MilitaryHistory On May 6, 1942, Filipino and American forces under General Jonathan Wainwright IV surrendered to the Japanese. Operating with severely reduced rations and medical supplies, the combined Allied force managed to deal some 2,000 casualties against the Japanese while reporting 1,800 casualties from their own before the eventual surrender. The Japanese military, led by General Masaharu Homma, soon realized that Wainwright's call appeared

The formal surrender ceremony ending World War II took place on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, with the event lasting 23 minutes. Japanese representatives, led by Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu, signed the Instrument of Surrender first, followed by General Douglas MacArthur as the Supreme Allied Commander and other Allied representatives. The ceremony was broadcast globally and concluded with a large flyover of over 1,200 Allied aircraft. Key events of the ceremony Date