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At War's End

"Peace Isn't It Wonderful,"
"Peace Isn't It Wonderful,"
August 25, 1945
Chicago Daily Times Vol. 16, no. 341
Serial & Government Publications Division (68A.7)

Private First Class William T. Livingston, 34th Infantry Regiment, to family members
Private First Class William T. Livingston, 34th Infantry Regiment, to family members
Holograph letter, August 11, 1945
Veteran's History Project (68.7)
Donated by Norton A. Goldstein, June 13, 2003

In August of 1945, service members in the Pacific Theater were dreading an invasion of Japan. Infantryman William T. Livingston saw fierce action in the Philippines and survived the ravages of tropical diseases, including malaria and dengue fever. In one of 462 letters home, he describes the elation that quickly ensued after news reached his unit of the war's end. News of the war's end dominated the front pages of newspapers coast to coast, as did the headlines that gas rationing would cease. Private First Class Livingston would go on to serve as part of the occupying force in Japan for five months.

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