Ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Kasancewar Amurka a cikin Yaƙin Duniya na Biyu ya ƙare a Turai a ranar 8 ga Mayu, 1945 lokacin da Allies na yamma suka yi bikin "V-E Day" (Ranar Nasara a Turai) bayan da Jamus ta mika wuya, kuma a cikin wasan Asiya a ranar 14 ga Agusta, 1945 "V-J Day" (Ranar Nasara a kan Japan) lokacin da Jafananci suka mika wuya
ta hanyar sanya hannu kan Yarjejeniyar Bayar da Japan. Lieutenant Junior Grade Maria Rodriguez Denton (U.S. Navy), wanda aka haife shi a Guanica, Puerto Rico, ita ce mace ta farko daga Puerto Rico da ta zama jami'in Sojojin Ruwa na Amurka a matsayin memba na WAVES. LTJG Denton ne wanda ya ba da labari (ta hanyar tashoshi) ga Shugaba Harry S. Truman cewa yakin ya ƙare.