uss missouri was at pearl harbor, hawaii when japan surrendered.
uss missouri was at pearl harbor, hawaii when japan surrendered.
where was the uss missouri when japan surrendered?
pearl harbor, hawaii
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upon arrival in bremerton, west of seattle, "missouri" was moored at the last pier of the reserve fleet berthing. she served as a popular tourist attraction, logging about 250,000 visitors per year, who came to view the "surrender deck" where a bronze plaque memorialized the spot () in tokyo bay where japan surrendered to the allies, and the accompanying historical display that included copies of the surrender documents a small cottage industry grew in the civilian community just outside the gates, selling souvenirs and other memorabilia. nearly thirty years passed before "missouri" returned to active duty.
uss missouri (bb-63)
the dept. of the navy had granted permission for the music video shoot because of its potential for boosting navy recruitment: the navy did not have a budget for tv ads in 1989. the navy initially selected the battleship uss new jersey for the video. however, the new jersey was out to sea when callner needed to do an initial site survey, so he toured its sister ship, uss missouri, instead. during callner's visit, uss missouri's public affairs officer, lt. mark walker, convinced him to change the filming location to the uss missouri.
if i could turn back time