Wotje Atoll Surrender

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Destroyer Escort Sailors Association - DESA

The third unconditional surrender of Japanese territory, Wotje, in the Marshall Islands, took place on 6 September 1945 aboard USS Baron DE 166 with CO Lt. Cmdr. W. M. Dicerson as witness. Capt. H. B. Grow, USNR, Majuro Atoll Commander, accepted the surrender of Wotje Commander Rear Admr. Nobukazu Yoshimi.

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