With World War Two over, the legendary USS Missouri was supposed to be decommissioned and abandoned forever after hosting ...

The Potsdam Proclamation and the Constitution of Japan, enforced in 1947, which is known as the "Peace Constitution", form ...

From the moment he heard about Pearl Harbor at 15 years old, Jim Sivelle said he knew he would join the service and “go fight.” ...

Hap’ Piper saw signing of the surrender document on USS Missouri POLSON — It’s been a little over 61 years since the Japanese surrender papers were signed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The 2025 Delaware County Veterans Day Parade grand marshal, Ed Buffman, 100, is a living legend, ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Island News) — On Veterans Day, the decks of the USS Missouri became a place of remembrance and gratitude. Families, veterans, and active service members gathered for a special ...

This fall marked the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII with Japan's surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri - the last and largest battleship. The Missouri always was the symbol of all who served ...

This story was originally published in the Lewiston Tribune on Sept. 2, 2020. When World War II officially ended 75 years ago today, local farm boy Edwin Smith had one of the best seats in the house ...

UPPER PROVIDENCE — On Sept. 2, 1945, a 19-year-old Ed Buffman was on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay for one of the most important events of World War II, the Signing of the Surrender, putting an ...

On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender on the decks of the USS Missouri, formally bringing World War II to an end. Watch live as the historic day is remembered 80 years later with ...

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 battleship USS Missouri — ...

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — 80 years ago, Imperial Japan surrendered to the United States, marking the end of World War II, an event commemorated by the National World War II Museum this week. The ...