Details:

Jerry Pedersen autographed commemorative Enola Gay cover, signing in blue ink and adding the inscription: “USMC - Sept. 2, 1945 - Witness to Signing of Peace Surrender of Japan on the USS Missouri.”

Fine condition.

Jerry Pedersen served in the United States Marine Corps and was present aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, where he witnessed the formal signing of Japan’s Instrument of Surrender, officially bringing World War II to a close. His detailed inscription documents his firsthand presence at one of the defining moments of the twentieth century. Paired with the Enola Gay commemorative cachet, the cover links the atomic missions that hastened the war’s end with the historic ceremony that formally concluded the conflict.

Authentication:
Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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Reference sku: 11644 1416710-1