As World War II neared its end, the USS Missouri played a pivotal role in US Navy history. The battleship supported the US invasion of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and relentlessly bombarded Japan as ...

A special exhibit aboard the battleship USS Missouri has a heart-wrenching perspective on what it is like for a fighter pilot preparing to die for his country.

When the USS Missouri was laid down in 1941, tensions in the Pacific were nearly about to peak. Notably, the Mighty Mo was the final battleship to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy. During its ...

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 ...

KEVIN KNODELL / KKNODELL @STARADVERTISER.COM Carey Callaghan, grandson of the USS Missouri’s Capt. William Callaghan, delivers a keynote address to attendees at a ceremony on Friday honoring the ...

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 ...

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 ...

the USS Missouri, and a post commissioning celebration will include many foods from the Iowa State Fair – including, of course, various delicacies on a stick. “We’re really just going to try ...

the USS Missouri, and a post commissioning celebration will include many foods from the Iowa State Fair — including, of course, various delicacies on a stick. “We’re really just going to try ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Missouri, an Iowa-class battleship, is celebrated as one of the most iconic American warships. Commissioned during WWII, Missouri played crucial roles in WWII, the ...

The USS Missouri was the ship where Japanese leaders signed surrender papers on Sept. 2, 1945. It was christened in 1944 by Margaret Truman, Harry Truman’s daughter, before he became president ...

PEARL HARBOR, HI. (KFVS) - On Tuesday, the Battleship Missouri Memorial announced the completion of the main deck teak restoration project aboard the historic USS Missouri. According to a release ...