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Newspaper
Rivers Banner
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 28, 2015
Page
13
On August 15 1945 the initial announcement of Japan surrender was made and on September 2 1945 a formal surrender ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay aboard the battleship USS Missouri marking the official end of World War II.
Len Seaborn, 86, recalled four years in Japanese prison camps after 1941 Hong Kong defense. He carved a 9 by 11 inch Grenadiers Badge of Courage from scraps using a jackknife, brass and bamboo, completing a crown and motto Adium. The badge, saved by Chester Budd, now rests in Neepawa, Manitoba.
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