Third Wave Dave always manages to keep alive the memory the Second World War on his blog. Dave's latest post is dedicated to the end of the world's bloodiest conflict, and it can be found here.
The allied powers and the surrender cabinet of Japan signed the documents that officially ended the war on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
Relaxing on the deck that day is Admiral "Bull" Halsey (left) and Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Sr., the grandfather of the US Senator and Republican presidential candidate. Four days after the surrender, McCain died of a heart attack as he was arriving in the United States.
The last post of my Kansas series will be about the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Museum in Abilene.
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