V-J Day commemorates the Allied victory over Japan in World War II on Sept. 2, 1945. Profile ... Victory over Japan Day, or VJ Day, is commemorated in the U.S. every September 2.

August 14, 1945, is known as Victory Over Japan Day or VJ Day marking the end of World War II. Maggie Bond is one of the organizers of a special event to commemorate the date and she joined the ...

Rhode Island observes Victory Day on the second Monday of August, commemorating the end of World War II. The holiday has ...

Tucson’s war-weary members of the armed forces celebrated V-J Day, Victory over Japan, on Sept. 2, 1945. This marked the official end of World War II, which claimed 400,000 Americans lives.

September 2nd is also Victory over Japan Day, the day, Japan signed its terms of surrender on the deck of the U.S. Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay in 1945. It marked the end of World War II.

V-J Day stands for Victory over Japan and is celebrated yearly on Sept. 2. Japan signed the formal surrender documents aboard the USS Missouri on Sept. 2, 1945, in Tokyo Bay.

And despite what many residents believe, the legal name of Rhode Island’s holiday was never “V-J Day” (short for “Victory Over Japan”).

Victory Over Japan Day or V-J Day is very significant for Riesinger and many WWII veterans. “V-J Day was designated the end of the war, by the surrender of Japan. Now Germany had surrendered a ...

August 14, 1945, is known as Victory Over Japan Day or VJ Day marking the end of World War II. Nearly 80 years later a local group hosts a special event to commemorate the date. Maggie Bond is one ...

September 2nd is also Victory over Japan Day, the day, Japan signed its terms of surrender on the deck of the U.S. Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay in 1945. It marked the end of World War II.