Service members that were aboard the battleship USS Missouri (BB 63) during the signing of the Instrument of Surrender take part in a traditional Hawaiian blessing for the nine-foot bronze sculpture of Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz.

PEARL HARBOR (Sep. 02, 2013) Service members that were aboard the battleship USS Missouri (BB 63) during the signing of the Instrument of Surrender take part in a traditional Hawaiian blessing for the nine-foot bronze sculpture of Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz. Nimitz, the commander in chief for the U.S. Pacific Fleet from Dec. 31, 1941 to Nov. 24, 1945, was in charge of Naval forces that lead to victory in the Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Kolmel) File# 130902-N-IT566-228