At Westerly Library & Wilcox Park: Westerly marks 80 years since V-J Day jubilation

At Westerly Library & Wilcox Park: Westerly marks 80 years since V-J Day jubilation

I was searching our digitized Westerly Sun recently and, as often happens, I went down a rabbit hole when an article unrelated to the research topic at hand caught my eye. I was distracted by a headline saying “Stage Wild…

Swansea marks 80 years since the end of World War II with veterans event

Swansea’s World War II veterans are set to take centre stage at a special event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, VJ Day. August 15,1945, brought the war to a close when Japan formally surrendered – two months after VE Day was declared in Europe. And on Friday, August 15, a small band of veterans who served in World War II will be at Swansea’s Guildhall in front of an invited audience for a commemorative event. At noon …