Another comment: "What were the three guys at the railing looking at? There were three sailors by the railing in the photo looking away from the ship, one with binoculars. They were not paying attention to the proceedings of surrender.
Another person said that their great uncle Carroll A.L. "Whiskey" Herget was on the USS Missouri during the surrender.
A Navy band was also there, having just played "The Star-Spangled Banner." They are in dress whites. One has a tuba.
The officer standing by the eight sailors in white uniforms by the gang plank with binoculars around his neck was James Starnes. Two of the sailors are looking at the gang plank and one is turned around watching the surrender.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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