Japan Coast Guard Cmdr. Yuichi Kajiya and his son drop flower pedals off the side of the USS Missoui during a ceremony Friday honoring the 80th anniversary of the kamikaze attack on the ship and the ...

In a word, no, the U.S. Navy is not reactivating the USS Missouri. The rumor that this Iowa-class battleship, first launched in 1944, surfaced on social media a few years ago, and a nasty case of the ...

Key Points and Summary - The USS Missouri (BB-63), one of the four legendary Iowa-class battleships, is an icon of American naval might. -Many experts consider her the best battleship ever.

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 instantly ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Battleship Missouri Memorial marked 80 years since the of the end of World War II on Tuesday. On September 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered aboard the USS Missouri in ...

Rhode Island native John DeLeo, now 99, joined the Navy at age 17 to serve in World World II. DeLeo served on the USS Missouri, which supported the invasions of Okinawa and Iwo Jima. DeLeo witnessed ...

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 ...

At top, Lee Broussard, middle, former USS MIssouri crewman and World War II veteran, shook hands Sunday with Kahu Kordell Kekoa as fellow crewman Edgar Buffman stands at left during a ceremony for the ...

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 80th ...