WWII veteran passes symbolic flag to fellow veteran, preserving history

Boothroy entrusted the flag to his longtime friend and fellow veteran, Dickie Kiser, a Vietnam War veteran dedicated to ...
The Providence Journal

‘We came that close’: RI vet recalls kamikaze attack and Japan's historic surrender

Rhode Island native John DeLeo, now 99, joined the Navy at age 17 to serve in World World II. DeLeo served on the USS Missouri, which supported the invasions of Okinawa and Iwo Jima. DeLeo witnessed ...
KVUE

101-year-old Austin veteran recalls piloting bombers during World War II

AUSTIN, Texas — In a historic moment marking the end of World War II, Japanese officials signed the formal instrument of surrender aboard the USS Missouri on Sept. 2, 1945. It marked the end of a ...
Military.com

A Small Canadian Mistake on the USS Missouri Nearly Halted Japan’s Surrender

A Small Canadian Mistake on the USS Missouri Nearly Halted Japan’s Surrender A peace treaty effecting the end of the second World War is being signed aboard the USS Missouri. Admiral Chester Nimitz of ...