Finale in the Pacific: The Road to Japan's Surrender
Schedule
Sat Aug 23 2025 at 09:00 am to 12:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The MacArthur Memorial Visitors Center | Norfolk, VA
The MacArthur Memorial, Military Aviation Museum, and Hampton Roads Naval Museum host a special program to mark the end of World War II.About this Event
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. Light refreshments will be available.
This in-person event is FREE, although reservations are required. You can reserve free tickets via this Eventbrite page. For questions or additional inquiries, contact Zac Cunningham at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum by emailing [email protected] or calling 757-322-2985.
Where is it happening?
The MacArthur Memorial Visitors Center, 198 Bank Street, Norfolk, United StatesUSD 0.00
