Missouri that history-making day of September 2, 1945, to witness Japan's formal surrender to the Allies. >> See the crowd, the people who come on? Yeah, look at this.

Japan formally surrendered to the U.S. and Allies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, ending a global conflict that killed up to 60 million people.

USS Missouri and the Iowa-class battleships were larger and more lethal than their predecessors. ... The honorable battleship was notably the location where Japan’s final surrender took place.

May 16—On Sept. 2, 1945, the deadliest war in history officially ended on the deck of the battleship USS Missouri with Japan's unconditional surrender. More than 3, 000 service members and ...

In August 1945, John K. Bremyer undertook a 124-hour, 9,000-mile journey to Tokyo Bay, where he delivered the flag flown by Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853 to Admiral William Halsey's USS "Missouri" ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS Missouri (BB-63), renowned for hosting Japan’s surrender in WWII, played a crucial role in the Korean War. Ordered to the Pacific in 1950, the battleship braved a ...

Japan surrendered to the Allies, ending World War II, 75 years ago. V-J Day, the actual date of that surrender, falls on different dates for different countries for historical and political reasons.

On Sept. 2, 1945 – 65 years ago this summer – the Missouri served as the site of Japan’s formal, unconditional surrender to Allied Powers while anchored in Tokyo Bay, Japan.

On August 14, 1945, Americans received the news that Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced his country’s surrender. By August 30, Gen. Douglas MacArthur was in Tokyo, and the American occupation of ...

The surrender treaty was accepted and signed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur on Sept. 2, 1945 in a ceremony aboard the USS Missouri. Brakefield was aboard the ship that day, one of hundreds of sailors ...

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — On Saturday, veterans gathered at the Veteran’s Center in Broken Arrow to remember Japan’s formal surrender in World War II 78 years ago. On Aug. 14, 1945, it was ...

The horrific human atrocity of World War II ended aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay as Japan formally signed documents of surrender on this day in history, Sept. 2, 1945. The ceremony lasted ...