The
officers and enlisted men of the 97th Infantry Division
reassembled at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during the
first few days of August 1945. At Fort Bragg, soldiers
prepared baggage and equipment for travel to Fort
Lawton, Washington. They received orientation for duty
in the Pacific and a very limited amount of training. On
August 6 an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
Three days later, Nagasaki became the target of the
second atomic bomb. Within a few days, Japan
surrendered. For the soldiers of the Trident Division,
Victory over Japan (V-J) Day, August 15, was an occasion
for great rejoicing. If the soldiers of the 97th had to
go to Japan, it was better to go as an occupation force.
On August 19 units began to leave Fort Bragg for the
west coast.
The
officers and enlisted men of the 97th Infantry Division
reassembled at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during the
first few days of August 1945. At Fort Bragg, soldiers
prepared baggage and equipment for travel to Fort
Lawton, Washington. They received orientation for duty
in the Pacific and a very limited amount of training. On
August 6 an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
Three days later, Nagasaki became the target of the
second atomic bomb. Within a few days, Japan
surrendered. For the soldiers of the Trident Division,
Victory over Japan (V-J) Day, August 15, was an occasion
for great rejoicing. If the soldiers of the 97th had to
go to Japan, it was better to go as an occupation force.
On August 19 units began to leave Fort Bragg for the
west coast.