Eighty years ago today, World War II came to an end when Japan surrendered aboard the USS Missouri. Ceremonies at Pearl ...

A day of profound global significance — the formal end of World War II — occurred on Sept. 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri ...

Gee, who served as a radar operator aboard the South Dakota, called the vessel the most decorated U.S. battleship of World ...

The ceremony paid tribute to those who served and honored eight surviving crewmembers who witnessed the surrender 80 years ago.

To commemorate the event, the USS Lexington hosted a live stream from aboard the battleship Missouri memorial on Tuesday, ...

RELATED PHOTO GALLERY In a ceremony at Pearl Harbor, where Imperial Japan’s surprise Dec. 7, 1941, attack drew the United States into World War II, a crowd gathered Tuesday on the pier beside the ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: USS Missouri entered service in June 1944 and joined Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher’s Task Force 58 (fast carrier task force) in January 1945. Missouri’s ...

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, the ...

Gaylon Wilson, a Knoxville native and World War II Navy veteran, was just 19 when he stood aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo ...

Tour the battleship USS Missouri From World War II, through Korea, the Cold War, and Desert Storm, the Missouri served her country for 48 years. Take a photo tour of this incredible battleship.

Sailors aboard USS Missouri faced incoming anti-ship missiles and a suspected chemical attack on February 25, 1991.