A day of profound global significance — the formal end of World War II — occurred on Sept. 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri ...

On Sept. 2, 1945, the deadliest war in history officially ended on the deck of the battleship USS Missouri with Japan’s unconditional surrender.

The ceremony paid tribute to those who served and honored eight surviving crewmembers who witnessed the surrender 80 years ago.

“Word War II came to an end on the decks of the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945,” the Memorial’s YouTube page says about the event.

Courtesy U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command The USS Missouri at the moment it was about to be hit by a Japanese A6M Zero Kamikaze while operating off Okinawa on April 11, 1945.

The USS Missouri is the last battleship commissioned by the United States Navy and it served for a long time. We have its full history right here.