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

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

In a word, no, the U.S. Navy is not reactivating the USS Missouri. The rumor that this Iowa-class battleship, first launched in 1944, surfaced on social media a few years ago, and a nasty case of the ...

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 ...

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.

In a powerful tribute to the heroes of America's Greatest Generation, eight living crewmembers of the USS Missouri will reunite aboard the Mighty Mo for the 80th Anniversary of the End of World War II ...

The Missouri plays a critical role in that grand history lesson. And given the richness of the experience, the museum ship's fundraising can keep on supporting a staff of more than 120 people.

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Bonny Eagle High School Principal Ted Shane discussed his time serving on the USS Missouri, the battleship where Japan signed documents ending ...

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 ...

COURTESY BATTLESHIP MISSOURI MEMORIAL Diane, Daniel and Bridget Greene were greeted on the USS Missouri today as the battleship’s nine millionth visitors.

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