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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1995
Page
4
Frederick residents remember May 8 1945 as a day of cautious joy. President Truman announced Allied victory in Europe while warning the Pacific war continued. Bells rang churches hosted thanksgiving services and stores briefly stopped alcohol sales. People recalled crowded streets, watermelon chaos, and plans for postwar parades.
Veteran memories recount wartime routines in Frederick including blackouts, air raid wardens, MPs at the Opera House, and FBI notes on Camp Detrick security. Citizens recall spotters, guards, and German POWs, with industry and ships supporting the war effort and postwar recollections of gear, submarines, and coal trains.
In reflections from veterans Harvey Showe and W M Spurrier, both wounded in action and hospitalized in 1945 46, they recall hearing of Germanys surrender and the hope that the Pacific war would end soon. Showe describes near misses and loss among friends as Spurrier notes amputations and the relief of returning to the United States.
Monsignor Hugh Phillips recalls ringing the chapel bell as V E Day ends World War II in Europe and crowds gathered for a Thanksgiving mass at Mount Saint Marys College. Sailors, students, and faculty mark the moment with hymns, silence, and relief across Frederick.
Bruce Stone of Frederick and Dan Kaas of Emmitsburg recount their World War II ordeal as they were freed near V E Day. Stone, a B 17 radio operator, survived a crash and a 14 month captivity with lean rations and illness. Kaas, a four month POW, endured front lines Christmas in 1944 and weight loss. Red Cross parcels and long marches framed their wartime experience.
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