Wednesday, August 12, 2015

President announces Japan surrenders

My memories of 70 years ago, when  I  was in the Navy, sometimes fail in details.  I had written that Japan surrendered August 12, 1945, but the ship's history says August 14.   Word for word from the history:

     "On August 14 we were in  drydock getting last-minute repairs before sailing into the final Japanese invasion.  But rumors were flying ...Japan is ready to surrender! Then our President's announcement:  Japan has surrendered!"  There was no stopping the hysteria which followed."

Official date of the surrender is September 2, but to most everyone, when the president spoke, the fighting was over.

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