Finale in the Pacific: The Road to Japan's Surrender
Categories: Museums • Speakers & Seminars
Date and Time
- Saturday, Aug 23, 2025 9am - 12pm
Location
MacArthur Memorial Museum
198 Bank St
Details
Join the MacArthur Memorial, Military Aviation Museum, and Hampton Roads Naval Museum for a very special event to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII.
Join the MacArthur Memorial, Military Aviation Museum, and Hampton Roads Naval Museum for a special FREE program at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 23, 2025 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
Military historians Richard B. Frank, author of Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire, D.M. Giangreco, author of Truman and the Bomb: The Untold Story, and Timothy J. Orr, co-author of Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers of the Battle of Midway will discuss the dramatic and historic events that made up the final days of the war in the Pacific.
The program will take place in The MacArthur Memorial Visitor Center located at 150 Bank Street, Norfolk, VA 23510.
This in-person event is FREE, although reservations are required. You can reserve free tickets via Eventbrite. For questions about registration, contact Zac Cunningham at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum by emailing hrnmeducation@gmail.com or calling 757-322-2985.
