On September 2nd, 1945, World War II came to its official end aboard a legendary battleship anchored in Tokyo Bay: the USS Missouri. Some seventy million people had died during the war, but now the fighting would end not with a rifle shot but rather with the swift stroke of a ceremonial pen.
SURRENDER ON THE USS MISSOURI focuses on the sailors, soldiers, airmen and marines that witnessed the official Japanese surrender. It was one of the most monumental days in history, and only a few witnesses remain.
The USS Missouri hadn't been in the fight long, heading into the Pacific theater of war in 1944, but she would become one of the most famous military ships in history when all was said and done. "Mighty Mo" had been involved in the vicious fight at Iwo Jima and then headed for Okinawa, where she dodged suicidal Kamikaze air attacks during World War II's last great battle. Missouri then bombed Japan before being told to leave the coast for no apparent reason. The reason turned out to be two atomic bombs that were set to be dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Through interviews with those who served on the battleship, the film also follows the USS Missouri from its construction, through varied battles in the Pacific, to its final resting place as a memorial and museum in Pearl Harbor.
SURRENDER ON THE USS MISSOURI features exclusive drone footage of the Missouri, plus never-before-seen photos of the surrender ceremony provided by those who were there. Pacific War historian Daniel Martinez also lends his perspective to the film.
Directed by Tim Gray
Director and Writer Tim Gray
Licensed by 4Digital Media from, Eastern Educational Television Network, Inc. APT Worldwide
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