
VHP’S Newest Online Exhibit: End of WWII: 75th Anniversary
Posted by: Megan Harris
When the war ended, Gladyce “Pepper” Pederson Nypan cried, her tears dripping down into her dinner of mashed potatoes and gravy. Benjamin Cooper wrote a love letter to his wife. Alfred Newman watched his comrades fire off live ammunition, so intense was their celebrating. Jerome Yellin was still high in the sky over Japan, completing …
Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, World War II