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This audio clip is a statement by General MacArthur on victory over Japan (1:42).

4 posted on 09/01/2015 4:44:35 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))

Billboard Top 10 for the Week of September 1, 1945

#1 - “On the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe” - Johnny Mercer, with the Pied Pipers
#2 - “Till the End of Time” - Perry Como
#3 - “Chopin’s Polonaise” - Carmen Cavallaro
#4 - “Gotta Be This Or That” - Benny Goodman
#5 – “If I Loved You” – Perry Como
#6 – “On the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe” – Bing Crosby
#7 – “Tampico” – Stan Kenton, with June Christy
#8 – “On the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe” – Tommy Dorsey, with the Sentimentalists
#9 – “Sentimental Journey” – Les Brown, with Doris Day
#10 – “I Wish I Knew” – Dick Haymes

5 posted on 09/01/2015 4:45:26 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))

Great job. I have read many books on WW2, I am 62 and the library was a treasure trove of info in the early 60’s.

The opportunity to see what was being reported at the time was a revelation to me. I am very appreciative of the information you have provided.