A day of profound global significance — the formal end of World War II — occurred on Sept. 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay when Japan officially surrendered in what signaled a hard-won ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A special exhibit aboard the battleship USS Missouri has a heart-wrenching perspective on what it is like for a fighter pilot preparing to die for his country. It’s found ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa. The suicide attack instantly ...

FALL RIVER — History is a living thing in Fall River, where the waterfront is home to the world’s largest collection of naval vessels that saw action in war. Battleship Cove is a Fall River landmark, ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, July 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As we prepare to celebrate the 80 th Commemoration of the end of World War II, we honor the sacrifice of the millions of service members and ...

When the USS Missouri was laid down in 1941, tensions in the Pacific were nearly about to peak. Notably, the Mighty Mo was the final battleship to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy. During its tenure ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Missouri, an Iowa-class battleship, is celebrated as one of the most iconic American warships. Commissioned during WWII, Missouri played crucial roles in WWII,... What ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — U.S. Navy veteran Michael Broussard proudly recalls his service aboard what he calls "the world's most famous battleship", the USS Missouri. "I was 18 years old when I got on that ...

Standing in the halls of the Missouri Capitol, a small crew of sailors heard stories of train robbers, frontiersmen and competing state leadership amid the American Civil War. It was all part of the ...

This image provided by the U.S. National Archives shows a scan of a photo of a Japanese Zero fighter plane hitting the USS Missouri in waters off Okinawa, Japan on April 11, 1945. (U.S. National ...