When VE Day – marking Allied “victory in Europe” – came to Seattle on Tuesday, May 8, 1945, the sidewalks weren’t jammed with jubilant sailors kissing nurses, and no confetti rained down on the streets.
ignored an embargo and managed to file a dispatch with details of a surrender ceremony at General Eisenhower’s headquarters in Reims, France. Though lacking official confirmation, the story was widely printed by newspapers and carried by the four national radio networks. Speculation about the cessation of hostilities was further fueled when CBS in New York reported that it had monitored an American broadcast in France announcing Germany’s surrender and the end of the war in Europe.
Ultimately, local authorities decided to wait for formal proclamation of VE Day before taking any official action. Thus, the mood in Seattle on Monday was described by one reporter as “joy mingled with sober thoughtfulness.” People went to school or work, and many took time toin the conflict or still in harm’s way. While not exactly business as usual, local retail, educational, religious and government entities continued doing their patriotic duty by remaining open.
To prepare for preemptory revelers possibly taking to the streets Monday night, Seattle Mayor William Devin had Police Chief Herbert Kimsey call in 300 extra police officers beginning at 6 p.m. But by 9:30 p.m., the streets were quiet and the extra officers were sent home. The Seattle Times reported that police made 105 bookings, compared to 125-150 on an average night.
As during the preceding decade of international crises and nearly six years of world war, radio listeners in Seattle could choose to listen to national coverage from CBS via what’s now KIRO Newsradio; NBC via what’s now KNWN; the Blue Network via KJR; and Mutual via KOL.
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