From December 7th 1941 'till September 2nd 1945, which is just short of four years, the United States had been involved int World War II.
Highlights of that last year of World War II 1945:
February 19th 1945 - the US Marines land on Iwo Jima
February 23rd 1945 - the US Marines plant the US Flag on Mount Suribachi (Iwo Jima).
March 16th 1945 - "The Battle of Iwo Jima" finally came to an end.
April 12th 1945 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt died
April 30th 1945 - Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
May 7th 1945 - Germany signs the unconditional surrender at Rheims, France.
May 18th 1945 - VE Day (Victory over Europe) is celebrated
August 6th 1945 - 1st Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan (66,000 killed & 69,000 wounded)
August 9th 1945 - 2nd Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan (39,000 killed & 25,000 wounded)
August 14th 1945 - Emperor Hirohito announces defeat & Japan's unconditional surrender.
August 15th 1945 - VJ Day (Victory over Japan) is celebrated
September 2nd 1945 - The instrument of surrender signed by Japan aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan.
Individual families that experienced World War II in their home towns will remember the sacrifices they went through, and their many contributions toward the war effort. They will remember the ordinary patriots.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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