Which Allied commander signed Japan’s surrender for the United States after MacArthur?

Chester Nimitz signed Japan’s surrender for the United States after MacArthur.

Nimitz signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender as the United States representative at the ceremony aboard USS Missouri. He followed Douglas MacArthur, who signed first as Supreme Commander for the Allied powers.

Nimitz was Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy and had served as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas during World War II. His command directed major naval campaigns across the Pacific.

The sequence of signatures reflected different roles. MacArthur represented the Allied coalition, while Nimitz signed specifically for the United States. Allied representatives from China, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, and New Zealand followed.