Allied Military Heads Join World in V J Rejoicing
United Nations leaders react to Japan's surrender with notes of gratitude and resolve. General MacArthur praises soldiers who can now return home as civilians. General Doolittle emphasizes maintaining air power for lasting peace and to prevent further losses. Kreuger, Kenney, and Rinkard express pride, memory of fallen, and hope for a durable peace while underscoring readiness to deter future threats. Whitehead adds cautious vigilance for future conflicts.
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James Doolittle
Eighth Air Force
Okinawa
Europe
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Doolittle
Nippon
Walter Kreuger
Sixth Army
Philippines
Manila
Pacific
Thomas C. Rinkard
Seventh Fleet
Jong Aling of
Islands
Pearl Harbor
Peace Celebrations Across the Globe After War Ends
Jubilant scenes mark V J Day as millions celebrate ceasefire with cheers, parades, and impromptu concerts. Veterans lead revels from Washington to Bermuda, while displays of relief erupt in Havana, Buenos Aires, and Manila amid fireworks, confetti, and street gatherings.
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Latin America
West Indies
Bermuda
Havana
Buenos Aires
Wile
Pearl Harbor
Washington
West Coast
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Global Allied Leaders Laud Air Power and Liberty
Air forces declared at Okinawa that surrender of Japan without amphibious landings shows airpower’s capabilities. Mountbatten and Montgomery praise American air forces and resolve, while Smuts honors U S leadership and Roosevelt’s wartime efforts in achieving victory.
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Okinawa
Japan
Whitehead
Fifth Air Force
Amputees Parade and Wartime Signals Across Cities
Reports describe amputees from Lawson General Hospital in Atlanta joining a downtown throng to cheering crowds. Boston harbor ships fired rockets as searchlights swept the area while Newark crowds jeered Mussolini and Hitler figures. Annapolis opened gates to 9000 midshipmen who rang Commodore Perry’s bell. In Bedford Springs diplomats learned of Japan’s capitulation amid calm reactions. Buenos Aires sees deadly clashes and police end violence with arrests.
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Cheyenne
Atlanta
Lawson General Hospitals
Boston Harbor
Ares
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Pearl Harbor
Commodore
Perry
Bedford Springs
State Department
Buenos Aires
Stone Victim Treated At City Hospital
Paul Rodriguez, 18, of 2204 Colima Street, was treated at Robert B. Green Hospital Tuesday night after being struck on the head with a stone at the intersection of Colima and Zarzamora streets by an unknown assailant.
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New Mexico
Dallas
Texas
Kansas City
Independence
Truman
Gayely
White House
Paul Rodriguez
Colima Street
Wes
Robert B. Green Hospital
Colima
Zarzamora
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