AUGUST 15, 1945

steve

Aug 15, 2014 • 1 min read

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:

Cover of the Armistice Day Celebration (8/16/45)

And, the menu:

Compliments of Bob Knight