Facing total destruction, Emperor Hirohito took to the radio for the first time in history, famously telling his people the war had "developed not necessarily to Japan’s advantage.” Even then, a group ...
Eighty years ago, on August 30, 1945, Gen. Douglas MacArthur landed unarmed at Atsugi airfield in preparation for the surrender ceremony, which was set to take place on the battleship Missouri on ...
Rhode Island native John DeLeo, now 99, joined the Navy at age 17 to serve in World World II. DeLeo served on the USS Missouri, which supported the invasions of Okinawa and Iwo Jima. DeLeo witnessed ...
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