Japan marks end of WWII as survivors remember wartime emperor’s surrender speech 80 years ago

Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito’s announcement of Japan’s World War II surrender, but as living ...
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Shaw: Fargo WWII veteran recalls witnessing history at Japan's surrender 79 years ago

Herb Kappel, 99, has seen it all. Serving in the Navy at age 18, he fought in the Pacific Theater, taking down kamikaze planes and eventually witnessing Japan's surrender, marking the end of WWII.
The Providence Journal

‘We came that close’: RI vet recalls kamikaze attack and Japan's historic surrender

Rhode Island native John DeLeo, now 99, joined the Navy at age 17 to serve in World World II. DeLeo served on the USS Missouri, which supported the invasions of Okinawa and Iwo Jima. DeLeo witnessed ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Japan marks anniversary of war surrender

TOKYO -- Japan paid tribute Friday to nearly 3 million war dead as the country marked its surrender that ended World War II 80 years ago, as concern grows about the rapidly fading memories of the ...
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Midlands WWII veteran shares memories on 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - At a ceremony at the Statehouse on Tuesday to remember the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender, the only Midlands World War II veteran in attendance shared his memories. The ...
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Japan marks end of WWII as survivors remember wartime emperor’s surrender speech 80 years ago

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — Friday is the 80th anniversary ...