THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, August 4, 1995 TAG: 9508020204
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 11 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 33 lines
V-J Day, marking the end of World War II, was a time of great celebration in Portsmouth. What do you remember about Aug. 16, 1945?
The war affected every facet of life in the city, which swelled in population from 50,000 to 80,000 during the 1940s.
Employment at the Naval Shipyard increased from 7,600 in 1939 to 42,890 in 1943. The shipyard doubled in size to 746 acres.
The city was saturated with people, most of them working to help win the war. Whether they were building ships or saving war bonds, most people celebrated the end of the war.
If you have memories of that eventful day - at the shipyard, on High Street or home by the radio - we'd like to hear them.
Call InfoLine and tell us where you were on V-J Day or what you remember most about that day. Please leave a name and phone number. In addition to running InfoLine responses, we will be contacting some of those who call for a feature package that takes a look back on V-J Day in Portsmouth.
To leave your response, call 640-5555 and press 6161. ILLUSTRATION: INFOLINE COMMENTS
To tell us what you can recall about V-J Day: TOUCH 6161 and leave
your message We want to hear from you
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