The american story. Since 2011, we have been to more than 200 communities across the nation peered like many americans, our staff is staying close to home due to the coronavirus. Next, a look at one of our cities tour visits. The battleship missouri, 53,000 ton whole ship of the fleet. Become the scene of an markingtable ceremony, a complete and formal surrender of japan. The United States destroyer buchanan comes along, bringing representatives of the allied powers to an is the capitulation. Macarthur, supreme allied commander for the occupation of japan, boards the missouri. Andpacific fleet commander Admiral Halsey welcome macarthur and his chief of staff, general sutherland, aboard. The admiral escorts General Macarthur to the lander dexk, where the deck, where the ceremony is supposed to take place. 1945. April 22, right now, we are on the 01 level of the battleship missouri, also known as the veranda deck. We now call this deck the surrender deck. This is where september 2, 19 45
On the role of inspectors general. Cspans washington journal, live at 7 00 eastern tuesday morning. Join the discussion. The battleship missouri 50 53,000 tons flagship, marking the complete and formal surrender of japan. In the bay of tokyo, the United States destroyer comes alongside, bringing representatives of the allied powers. General of the army Douglas Macarthur, Supreme Commander for the occupation of japan, an admiral escorts General Macarthur to the deck, where the ceremonies to take place. It is sunday, september 2, 1945. We are on the 01 level of the battleship missouri, also known as the veranda deck. Thanks to the events of september 2, 1945, we call this the surrender deck. The japanese signed the Unconditional Surrender ending world war ii. The plaque just behind me is where the table sat that day. The ship looks different. A nice shady canopy overhead was not installed. The turret behind me was rotated 30 degrees to starboard to make room for the officials that would
Tongs representatives witness the final capitulation. General of the army, Douglas Macarthur, Supreme Commander for the occupation of japan warns the authority. Pacific fleet commander and Admiral Halsey welcome him and his chief of staff of board. Escorts thetz general to the nimitz miranda deck for a 20 minute ceremony. It is sunday, september 2, 1945. Right now were on the o1 level of the battleship missouri. Ofnks to the events september 2, 1945, we call this the surrender deck. This is where the japanese sunday surrender ending world war ii. Behind me is where the table sat that day. The ship looked different. Big different than the canopy. This was rotated 30 degrees to starboard to make room for all the officials that would be on board. If you looked around and above is that day you wouldve seen thousands of the missouri curve, crews from other ships hanging on to anything they could, trying to get a glimpse of what was about to occur. At my clock in the morning when the ceremon
On February 26, 2018, a historic event unfolded at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, when the Battleship Missouri Memorial unveiled its meticulously restored superstructure, bringing the legendary "Mighty Mo" back to its 1991 state of glory. This momentous occasion marked the culmination of a four-year journey, involving three years of meticulous planning and a year-long repair project,…