PITTSBURG, Kan. — They waited – with beer on ice – for the official word of Japan’s surrender to end World War II. Finally, around 6 p.m. on Aug. 14, 1945, President Truman made the declaration. Pittsburg “broke loose,” according to accounts in the Pittsburg Headlight and Pittsburg Sun.
Arma's 75th Annual V-J Homecoming: A 75-year celebration marking the end of War World II and the joy of coming home
