August 15, 2014
From Frank Studenski’s Diary:
August 15, 1945: This morning we returned to the Tokyo area and the carriers had launched their planes for the first strike when we heard the final news of the Japanese surrender. So the war ended for the U.S.S. Boston, 21 months after we left home port.
The next day, the ship celebrated:
And, the menu:
Compliments of Bob Knight