Pictures: End of WWII remembered on 75th anniversary

Gen. Douglas MacArthur signs the Japanese surrender documents on Sept. 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Standing behind him are Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, left foreground, who surrendered Bataan to the Japanese, and British Lt. Gen. A. E. Percival, next to Wainwright, who surrendered Singapore, as they witness with other American and British officers the ceremony marking the end of World War II.

Jerry Pedersen, center, watches a livestream of today's ceremony of the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII at his son's home in West Sacramento, Calif. Pedersen, 95, was a U.S. Marine on the deck of the Missouri witnessing the end of World War II. But on the 75th anniversary, Pedersen and his surviving comrades who live on the mainland will be watching a livestream of the event from their homes instead of seeing it in person on the ship as they had planned.

Fighter planes fly in formation over the USS Missouri, while the surrender ceremonies to end World War II take place aboard the U.S. Navy battleship, on Sept. 2, 1945.

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington, North Carolina. Trump designated Wilmington as the first US World War II Heritage City.

Two U.S. veterans exchange a fist bump as U.S. President Donald Trump arrived to deliver remarks to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and to designate Wilmington as an American World War II Heritage City during an event held at the USS Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.

Aug. 15, 1945 photo, Japanese people kneel in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo as Emperor Hirohito announced on radio that Japan was defeated in the World War II. The original recording of Japan's Emperor Hirohito's war-ending speech has come back to life in digital form.

Servicemen, reporters, and photographers perch on the USS Missouri on Sept. 2, 1945, for the onboard ceremony in which Japan surrendered in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II. A Pearl Harbor ceremony in Hawaii marking the 75th anniversary of World War II will only feature veterans living in Hawaii after organizers limited those who can attend over coronavirus concerns.

A plaque marks the spot where World War II surrender documents were signed on the USS Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A Pearl Harbor ceremony in Hawaii marking the 75th anniversary of World War II will only feature veterans living in Hawaii after organizers limited those who can attend over coronavirus concerns. The plan had been to allow about 200 people, mostly WWII veterans, their families and government officials, to gather on the battleship USS Missouri, which hosted the Japanese surrender on Sept. 2, 1945 in Tokyo Bay.

A U.S. Marine detachment performs a rifle salute aboard the USS Missouri during the official ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surrender that ended World War II, in Honolulu.

Seaman Apprentice Kyle Darden, from Warrenton, Va., heaves a mooring line as the guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) gets underway to render honors to Battleship Missouri Memorial and USS Arizona Memorial during the official ceremony for the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surrender that ended World War II in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Japanese surrender signatories arrive on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay to participate in surrender ceremonies. Several dozen aging U.S. veterans, including some who were in Tokyo Bay that day, will gather on the battleship in Pearl Harbor in September to mark the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender.

Former U.S. Army B-25 bomber pilot Col. Jack DeTour, right, in WWII in the Pacific, attends the official ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surrender that ended World War II in Honolulu, Hawaii.