World War II ended 75 years ago ... signed officially ending years of bloody fighting in a ceremony aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. It’s known as V-J Day in some countries.
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.
USS Missouri, the only U.S. battleship to have remained operational since World War II, arrived in Korean waters on September 19, 1950. In a few weeks she would conduct extensive shore ...
The Portland-class USS Indianapolis played an essential role in the outcome of World War II, being the ship that ... destroyed the ship in 1941. The Missouri served in the Pacific theater in ...