Ceremony Held at USS Battleship Missouri to Commemorate 80 Years Since WWII Ended

New ‘Pathway to Peace’ exhibit opens at USS Missouri Memorial

A day of profound global significance — the formal end of World War II — occurred on Sept. 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay when Japan officially surrendered in what signaled a hard-won hope for lasting peace. Eighty years later, the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor is inviting visitors to relive that history through Pathway to Peace: USS Missouri’s World War II Experience, an immersive exhibit that opened Sunday. Presen…

'It's imperative': Bakersfield group commemorates 80th anniversary of the end of World War II

It was Sept. 2, 1945, 80 years ago Tuesday, that members of a Japanese delegation stood aboard the USS Missouri, an American battleship anchored in Tokyo Bay.

Ceremony held at USS Battleship Missouri to commemorate 80 years since WWII ended

The ceremony paid tribute to those who served and honored eight surviving crewmembers who witnessed the surrender 80 years ago.

WWII veteran shows the cherished memento he made after a surprise attack on his ship

On the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, CNN’s Stephanie Elam sits down with veteran Robert Somrak who served on the USS Missouri battleship and witnessed the surrender of Japan.