HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A special exhibit aboard the battleship USS Missouri has a heart-wrenching perspective on what it is like for a fighter pilot preparing to die for his country. It’s found ...

Japan Council (USJC) celebrated the start of its annual conference Tuesday night with a special, commemorative event.A ...

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 ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Sept. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a powerful tribute to the heroes of America's Greatest Generation, eight living crewmembers of the USS Missouri will reunite aboard the Mighty Mo ...

COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine, and HONOLULU, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In honor of the upcoming 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Battleship Missouri Memorial and Wreaths Across America ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Only USS Missouri remained operational when the Korean War began, so the other three battleships had to be reactivated and updated. In the final months of... Here’s What ...

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 ...

The USS Illinois was supposed to be the fifth of the U.S. Navy's WWII-era Iowa-class battleships, but it never joined its ...

The USS Illinois (BB-65) was the fifth Iowa-class battleship, ordered in 1940, with its keel laid in late 1942. -However, the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the ...

This image provided by the U.S. National Archives shows a scan of a photo of a Japanese Zero fighter plane hitting the USS Missouri in waters off Okinawa, Japan on April 11, 1945. (U.S. National ...