Show WW NN K att 4 W jf C 17 MISSOURI TO HE BE SCENE or OF HISTORIC JAP SURRENDER official U S navy photo the united states stales navys mighty ton battleship the MISSOURI will end her world war il II career in a blaze bladd of glory sunday september 2 according to latest reports in tokyo bay chen she serves as the scene of the historic unconditional surrender of japan to the united nations proudly bearing the name of the home state of president harry S truman the fighting MISSOURI has been named by general of the army douglas macarthur supreme allied commander as the locale of the formal ending ol of the war in the pacific fleet admiral chester W nimitz commander ln in chief of the united states pacific fleet fleat and pacific ocean areas will signi sign for the united states general of the I 1 jarmy army macarthur for the allied forces which fought in the pacific the US MISSOURI was launched jan 29 construction was ordered jun 12 1940 her keel was laid on jan 6 1941 at the new york navy yard |