I have stood on the deck of The USS Missouri, no9w berthed at Ford Island and Open to the Public. One can stand at the place where the surrender was signed, and look over at The USS Arizona Memorial.
Talk about Goose Bumps!
I too have stood on the deck of the USS MISSOURI when I was 12 years old. Mighty Mo was moored in Bremerton, WA at the time. I was a paperboy at the time and because of subscriptions I accumulated I won a trip to Seattle and Bremerton.
I’ll never forget standing near the plaque and reading those words commemorating the surrender.
My father-in-law was aboard the Mighty Mo and witnessed the surrender. He was stationed aboard a submarine and I guess crew members from ships in harbor were invited. Got a picture of the surrender in family photo albums.
Also, my ship, USS PIEDMONT (AD-17) was in Tokyo Bay at the time. Many years after the surrender, PIEDMONT became my home for 3 1/2 years.
I bet it WAS Goose bumps, Mary Lou! The video I posted almost gave me goose bumps thinking of such a happening so many years ago and how smooth it was all handled.