UPPER PROVIDENCE — On Sept. 2, 1945, a 19-year-old Ed Buffman was on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay for one of the most important events of World War II, the Signing of the Surrender, putting an ...

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 ...

Updated September 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM EDT It was — quite possibly — the worst day to make a mistake. Sept. 2, 1945, was the day Japan formally surrendered to the Allies. It marked the official end of ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Lauritsen reports on Del Thielke, thought to be the last person alive who was present on the USS Missouri when Japan signed ...

Twenty-two World War II Veterans will be present as the 80th Commemoration of the End of World War II kicks off at Pearl Harbor on Saturday, August 30th. The Commemoration runs through September 2nd.