USS Missouri and the Iowa-class battleships were larger and more lethal than their predecessors. W hen it comes to legendary ...

the USS Missouri (or "Mighty Mo") is best known for hosting a meeting between Allied and Axis representatives that led to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II. After the war, the ship ...

The USS Iowa joined her sister ship, the USS Missouri, during the September 2, 1945, surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay and remained in the bay as part of the occupying force. Decommissioned in 1949 ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri ... episodes of World War II. The pilot received the same funeral that the ship would have ...

KEVIN KNODELL / KKNODELL @STARADVERTISER.COM Carey Callaghan, grandson of the USS Missouri’s Capt ... the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, which is—to date—still the most ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A special exhibit aboard the battleship USS Missouri has a heart-wrenching ... It’s found below the decks where World War II officially came to an end, and honors ...

A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the ...