The Day the War Ended-- Part 2: 70 Years After Japan's Surrender, the Climax of WWII Resonates

It was August 14, 1945 and on the final combat mission of the war, a B-29 bomber called Uninvited dropped bombs on an oil refinery in northern Japan about six hours before Truman's announcement of the end.  Its crew included Sgt. Robert Pizer from Chicago.  the plane returned safely to its base on Guam.

Now, every American GI could be expected to come home.

The war was over.

At State and Madison in the Loop thousands gathered in an impromptu celebration.  Mrs. Luke Devine wept when she heard on a car radio, knowing that it meant her two brothers would be OK.

Tribune Bureau Chief in Washington, sat down to write the story under huge banner headline, "GREAT WAR ENDS!"

Heady Times Indeed.  --GreGen