Step into history with the legendary USS Missouri (BB-63), one of the most iconic battleships ever built. Known as “Mighty Mo,” this Iowa-class battleship played a decisive role in World War II and became the site of Japan’s formal surrender in 1945. This video highlights the massive firepower, historic presence, and enduring legacy of a warship that symbolized strength and victory. From its towering main guns to its preserved decks, USS Missouri remains a powerful reminder of naval history and

#OTD the Japanese officially surrendered to the Allies on board the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay.⁠ ⁠ Among the few Marines present at the surrender ceremony, other than the ship's Marine detachment, were LtGen Roy S. Geiger, his aide Maj John Q. Owsley, BGen Joseph H. Fellows, BGen William T. Clement, and 1stLt William F. Harris, the son of BGen Field Harris. Captured on Corregidor, 1stLt Harris was one of four Americans rescued from Japanese prison camps and brought on board the USS Missour

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USS Missouri (BB-63) was an Iowa-class fast battleship of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1944. Nicknamed the “Mighty Mo,” she is most famous as the site of Japan’s formal surrender on September 2, 1945, in Tokyo Bay, officially ending World War II. Missouri served in the Pacific during the final campaigns of the war, providing naval gunfire support at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. She later saw action in the Korean War and, after modernization with guided-missile systems, in Operation Desert St