My dad fought with Patton’s Third Army. Upon completion of Europe, he was sent back to the US to train for the invasion of...JAPAN.
When they heard of the Atomic bombs, they knew it was over and all breathed a sigh of relief.
That was the subject of the last episode of Band of Brothers, everyone was obsessed with getting enough “points” so as to avoid having to participate in the invasion of Japan. Pure unbridled joy when they learned of the bombs and the surrender.