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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
The actual date of the surrender and announcement to the US was August 14th. The physical signing of the document, which was the official end of WWII, was September 2.
Kind of surprised there wasn't a big celebration on the 14th, but glad we remember it today in addition to Labor Day.
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When is VJ Day in the U.S.?
In the U.S., VJ day is officially acknowledged on September 2, 1945. This day marked the formal signing of the Instrument of Surrender aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Japan’s Tokyo