People across Merseyside and beyond will mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day tomorrow, August 15. In May this year, the country commemorated VE Day, which stands for ‘Victory in Europe’ Day - the day when the German armed forces signed an unconditional surrender, and began the process of bringing World War II to an end.

At the dinner table, dad regularly would tell us about things he did and saw as a signalman aboard the USS Wasatch.