Fort Miles Historical Association will hold its 10th Victory over Japan ceremony at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 2, in the shadow of its USS Missouri gun display outside the Fort Miles Museum in Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes.

The annual ceremony marks the official end to World War II and honors the 774 Delawareans who were armed forces members and merchant mariners, and died serving their country in that war.

The morning of Sept. 2, 1945, nearly four years after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Allied and Japanese delegations met aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay to sign documents to end World II.

This year’s observance also marks a decade since the dedication of the USS Missouri gun display at Fort Miles. Members of the FMHA Missouri Gun Campaign Committe will be recognized as part of the program. Featuring a 16-inch/50-caliber gun from the historic battleship, the exhibit serves as a lasting reminder of the ship aboard which the Instrument of Surrender was signed. At Fort Miles, the gun now stands as a symbol of the courage, sacrifice and determination of the Americans who served during the war.