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[Diary Entry: "So the War's Over" and Other Entries, May 9, 1945]

Description: Diary entry by Edgar Jones about his experience aboard the USS Monitor LSV-5. He discusses the end of the war in the European theater and how the news of Victory in Europe Day was received by the servicemen in the Pacific, types of people one might encounter at the Officer's Club, and his feelings towards his country during the colors ceremony.
Date: May 9, 1945
Creator: Jones, Edgar, 1915-2009
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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