Letter from VADM Frederick C. Sherman, Commander of 1st Carrier Task Force, to his wife in Coronado, CA
Entry/Object ID
A0056.04
Scope and Content
Letter from V.Adm. Frederick C. Sherman, Commander of 1st Carrier Task Force, to his wife in Coronado, CA. Letter describes flight from his flagship, the Lexington, to Yokosuka Air Field [Tokyo] where he was an eyewitness to the signing of the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri. Includes detailed personal description of the surrender ceremony and of those in attendance. Letter includes other personal communication with his wife regarding his leading a task force to New York via Pearl Harbor and the Panama Canal for Navy Day. On official stationary, letter is two handwritten pages on both front and back. Includes postmarked envelope and stamp and initialed naval censor's seal.