ABC News: U.S.: Rare WWII Naval Dispatch Brings $20K at Auction

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Rare WWII Naval Dispatch Brings $20K at Auction Aug 16th 2012, 16:02 A rare military cable heralding the end of World War II has fetched more than $20,000 at auction. The naval dispatch announced the end of hostilities with Japan. It was received aboard the USS Holland on Aug. 15, 1945, days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Pennsylvania auctioneer Kirk Williams sold the historic 8-inch-by-6.5-inch dispatch to a buyer from Nevada. The auction was held Wednesday, the 67th anniversary of V-J Day. The lot included other World War II-era documents and photographs taken by a Navy veteran who died in February at age 91.

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