Detroit evening times., 1945-11-19
BY GEN. JONATHAN NJ. WAINWRIGHT
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r WENT +, my room IN YokoAamas Grand Hotel and
washed up for my reunion with Gen. Macarthur, who
was waiting me dining room. II was Aug 81,
1915 had HIM March To- 1912 when he said
good-by TO NE on CorregIdor.
Then I walked down 80 the dining And there he
looking fine and NJ and every inch the leader he is
Macarthur got UP when ne saw coming toward him
had left years before He reached his arms
out took hold Of me cooked his head and looked
Each of found ittle hard TO speak
Well" Douglas said last, I'm glad to see you
And all could think of to I'm gled to see YOU
We down and served by bowing Jap walters. |
skctched briefly the hnd Of lives lived capves and ne
told of the difficulties OF getting 10 where We sat this
night of Aug 5l' 1915
When 1t was over went back to the lobby where
her correspondents waiting tor me, and told
them how grateful was to be on hand for Japan surrender
I've been waiting for this great day for than three
years couldn't be happier" | told them.
heard from my wife that night and wired her back
through the courtesy Broadcasing Company
telling her schedule and asking her to meet me IN WASH
ington
CUNDAY Sept . 1915 (Tokyo Tme) of the great
- days history and eernaly grateful to Macarthur
for seeing that party the drama
party stepped aboard trim destroyer at Yokohama
dock and taken the bay TO the Missouri
the startling weapon of have ever seen simply
could believe that anything could be huge studded
with guns Its looked like the bristles of gigantic
hedgehog.
was struck mute by destroyer edged
alongside the huge baehp and heard familiar voice roar
from above:
Hello, skinny"
looked up and peering my old friend
j
Bill Hasey. had not him since he commander and
lieutenant colonel the early 1930s. got up point
could touch the fingers he reached down to and
a thrill to be back with who had done much
for his country.
Macarthur went directly private cabin stood out
the deck beneath of the huge forward turrets and
many generals and admirals in spot
life
When the gum little Jap delegation had taken its place
fill the square, led by Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemtsu
Macarthur made his with Adm. Nmtz 1t
unforgettable moment.
As Mac Arthur came through the American lineup he
toned follow him, and to stand
behind him he stepped TO the mcrophone He then the
short historic talk which choolboys will know thousand
from and told the Japs 10 and sign Then
he sat down at the table TO sign Supreme Allied Com
mander He took five fountain pens out of his pocket and
placed them the table.
Then he began write his When halfway through
il he stopped turned TO and asked step forward tie
gave the pen wholly unexpected and great gift He
picked up another pen, bit and that TO
Gen Perva The three he aside to be given to
organizations United States. Then he took
small red fountain pen of his pocket-t Mrs Mac
Arthurs pen--and finished signing the document.
XTHEN the signing attended to and the Japs had been
w shown back their special boat for the to the
mainland stunning flight of American planes hundcred
overhead The officers followed Macarthur Halseys
quarters the gigantic battlewagon and tough old Bill
served us coffee and doughnuts
On the trip back TO the mainland from the Missouri
the destroyer which brought to the historic
of capituaon, spent time the bridge with the
skipper asked him the destroyer Wainwright for
my grandfather and my unce-had survived the war
pleasing TO hear that II had.
| had learned that Francisco.