About The Battleship Missouri Memorial

The Battleship Missouri has served her nation with honor and distinction through World War II, the Korean War, Operation Desert Storm, with the service and devotion of her crews spanning three generations. Today she stands proudly as an international icon of strength for freedom and the site and symbol of the formal ending of World War II. The Battleship Missouri Memorial offers school groups the opportunity to learn more about the USS Missouri’s role in three wars and as a living, historic memorial. It serves more than 17,000 students from around Hawaii in Battleship Missouri Memorial Education programs every year.