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After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the fleet, the Missouri and the rest of them, while they signed the terms of surrender that ended the war.
Barney Ross
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Barney Ross
Age: 57 †
Born: 1909
Born: December 23
Died: 1967
Died: January 17
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