On the Auction Block: Military Cable Announcing the End of WWII

Bob York and his Military Cable. Image via the Daily Mail

The historic document was sold for over $20,000.

It begins, “All hands of the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard may take satisfaction in the conclusion of the war against Japan.” The document was given to Bob York by his father, a Navy veteran, along with other historic cables and photographs from the war.

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Read the full story here: Historic naval cable heralding end of World War II auctioned off for more than $20,000 on 67th anniversary of V-J Day

Thanks to our friends at the Daily Mail