Figure 1.--Here the boys from Bobby's Ice Cream Shoppe mock the NAZIs in a parade. The photograph is not dated, but we would guess was taken in 1945. It apparently was taken in Norton. The state is not identified, but we would guess Norton, Massachusettes.

We notice a variety of parades in America. There were many at the beginning of the War after Pear Harbor. They were often associated with scrap drives for metal, rubber, fat, and paper. During the War Memorial Day an 4th of July commonly involved parades which took on new meaning during the War. And there were parades after the War when the service men began coming home. They varied greatly from community to community, but most cities and towns had parades of various dimensions. Often Scouts participated in the parades. After the War the major participants were the returning servicemen. One of the most famous photographs of the War were taken when the Japanese surrender was announced. A photograph of a sailor kissing a woman on Times Square in New York.

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