Nicknamed “Mighty Mo,” the formidable ship is also where Japan officially surrendered to the Allies in 1945 by signing the Instrument of Surrender. Today, the USS Missouri is docked at Pearl ...

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Perry had come ashore for the first time, when he had forced Japan ... British was too small for the voluminous surrender documents, so the USS Missouri sailors substituted one from the mess ...

By the time World War II ended ... With the Japanese surrender at hand, the world’s attention centered on the admiral’s flagship, the USS Missouri, chosen as the venue for the formal ceremony ...

When World War II broke out, Ramsey got a job working with pipe fitters at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where he helped build the USS Iowa and USS Missouri ... but by the time Ramsey joined, the ...

Launched in 1944, 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.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A solemn anniversary and milestone will be observed this week on board the Battleship USS Missouri ... It will be a time to reflect 80 years later on this act by ...

A step back in time to the World War II era is in the offing for patrons Saturday in the Fort Miles area of Cape Henlopen ...