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Nimitz Signed Photo & Navy Medals

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Nimitz Signed Photo & Navy Medals
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Admiral Chester Nimitz signed 13'' x 11'' matte photo of the Japanese surrender, dated 2 September 1945. Nimitz signed the surrender documents on behalf of the U.S. aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, the historic moment that this photo captures. He personally inscribes the photo, ''To Captain Preston V. Mercer, USN, -- with best wishes and great appreciation of your contribution to the war effort which made possible the above scene. CW Nimitz, Fleet Admiral, USN''. Standing behind Nimitz are (left to right) General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Admiral William F. Halsey, USN, and Rear Admiral Forrest Sherman, USN. Rear Admiral Mercer was Nimitz's flag secretary in the 1930's and during World War II. Lot also includes ribbons, U.S. Navy commander shoulderboards, insignia and medals belonging to Mercer. Medals include Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal and World War II Medal. Minor soiling to photo and small smudges to inscription and signature, else very good. Military items in very good condition.