Key Points and Summary - The USS Missouri (BB-63), one of the four legendary Iowa-class battleships, is an icon of American naval might. -Many experts consider her the best battleship ever.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A solemn anniversary and milestone will be observed this week on board the Battleship USS Missouri. Eighty years ago, on April 11, 1945, the USS Missouri was involved with ...

September 2 marks the formal end of World War II, symbolizing renewed hope for lasting peace. The war concluded with a ceremony of reconciliation aboard the USS Missouri, where General MacArthur ...

Japan Coast Guard Cmdr. Yuichi Kajiya and his son drop flower pedals off the side of the USS Missoui during a ceremony Friday honoring the 80th anniversary of the kamikaze attack on the ship and the ...

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 ...

U.S. Marines perform a rifle salute on board the Battleship Missouri Memorial during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the 1945 kamikaze attack on the USS Missouri and subsequent burial at ...

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 ...

At top, Lee Broussard, middle, former USS MIssouri crewman and World War II veteran, shook hands Sunday with Kahu Kordell Kekoa as fellow crewman Edgar Buffman stands at left during a ceremony for the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the ...