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The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan were conducted by the United
States during the final stages of World War II in August 1945. The two bombings were the first and
remain the only use of nuclear weapons in wartime. By August 1945, the Allied Manhattan Project had
successfully tested an atomic device and had produced weapons based on two alternate designs. A
uranium gun-type atomic bomb (Little Boy) was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, followed by a
plutonium implosion-type bomb (Fat Man) on the city of Nagasaki on August 9. On August 15, just days
after the bombing of Nagasaki and the Soviet Union's declaration of war, Japan announced its surrender
to the Allies. On September 2, it signed the instrument of surrender, ending World War II. The bombings'
role in Japan's surrender and their ethical justification are still debated.

Wisdom of an Old Sergeant on How To Avoid Sea-Sickness: Nabisco originally known as the National
Biscuit Company is an American manufacturer of cookies and snacks. During WWII, the company
manufactured K-Rations for US troops.
The small town of Avonstoke only had about thirty-five residents. My school and baseball friend, Gilbert
C. Robinson was also missing in action and a prisoner of war. He was reported missing in action while I
was on furlough before shipping out for the war. The thought of my friend missing in action – it was awful,
but that was war. Avonstoke had two missing in action/POW and two killed in action.