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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
That was the day the paperwork was signed. The surrender itself was August 14th (or the 15th if you were in Europe due to time zones).
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That is true. But VJ Day is September 2. The following is from President Truman.
As President of the United States, I proclaim Sunday, September the second, 1945, to be V-J Day--the day of formal surrender by Japan. It is not yet the day for the formal proclamation of the end of the war nor of the cessation of hostilities. But it is a day which we Americans shall always remember as a day of retribution--as we remember that other day, the day of infamy.
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