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GI Saved VE Issue For 50 Years V-E Day Front Page Found
A World War II Stars and Stripes issue saved for 50 years by GI Stringfield narrates the May 8 1945 V E Day front page announcing Germanys unconditional surrender. The report notes proclamations expected from Truman Churchill and Stalin and recounts Stringfields Naples service and wartime journey. It highlights the two Stripes editions he preserved and the caution against premature celebration amid Pacific fighting.
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Stars and Stripes
Europe
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Stringfield
Red Cross
Naples
Italy
Bath
String- Geld
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Florida
Hazel Stringfield
Carl Langley
Germany
United States
Britain
Pacific