Watch Live: 75th Anniversary Of Victory In The Pacific Remembered

FREDERICKSBURG, TX — The National Museum of the Pacific War in nearby Fredericksburg, Texas, will host a special, virtual event commemorating the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific on Wednesday.

Known as V-J Day marking the end of World War II, the historic event will be commemorated on Sept. 2 starting at 11 a.m. To that end, the program will be broadcast on YouTube followed by a livestream salute from the museum’s Memorial Courtyard on Facebook.

Although the Allies announced victory over the Japanese on Aug. 15, the U.S. recognized V-J Day on Sept. 2, when the Japanese signed their formal surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
The program will include welcome by Gen. Michael Hagee, president and CEO of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, interviews with eyewitnesses, including a 96-year-old veteran who served on the USS Enterprise and a woman who was held in a Japanese internment camp, oral history excerpts, a presentation of memorial wreath by the Veterans Council of Gillespie County, and more.

The terms of Japan's formal surrender signed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of the Pacific War.

• WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, at 11 a.m.
• WHERE: Online, broadcast on YouTube followed by livestream on Facebook.

Photos courtesy of the National Museum of the Pacific War. Below: terms of Japan's formal surrender signed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of the Pacific War.

About the National Museum of the Pacific War

The National Museum of the Pacific War, founded in 1967, is the only institution in the continental United States dedicated exclusively to telling the story of the Pacific and Asiatic Theaters in World War II. The Museum annually welcomes more than 100,000 visitors, including at least 15,000 students from across the state. The museum sits on six acres in downtown Fredericksburg, Texas, featuring three galleries with more than 55,000 square feet of exhibit space, 40 media installations, approximately 900 artifacts, 15 macro-artifacts, and hundreds of photographs.

The Museum is a Texas Historical Commission Property, managed and supported by The Admiral Nimitz Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. For more information, visit the National Museum of the Pacific War home page. Follow the museum on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.