This man may be the last surviving witness to U.S.-Japan peace treaty signing

Name: This man may be the last surviving witness to U.S.-Japan peace treaty signing
Uploaded: 2025-12-04T17:36:00-0600
Duration: 2 min 10 s
Description: It was 80 years ago that Japan surrendered, essentially marking the end of World War II. A man from Dawson, Minnesota, was there when the peace treaty was signed aboard the USS Missouri. John Lauritsen shares what Del Thielke remembers about that historic day.

It was 80 years ago that Japan surrendered, essentially marking the end of World War II. A man from Dawson, Minnesota, was there when the peace treaty was signed aboard the USS Missouri. John Lauritsen shares what Del Thielke remembers about that historic day.