NAVY Lieutenant JG Milton E Knapp date of birth 03/28/1923

date entered military 07/01/1943 date discharged 09/01/1947.
deceased 02/14/1980 heart attack age 57 years old.

411579 Milton Elwyn Knapp - Ensign, (D), USNR
b. March 28, 1923 - d. February 14, 1980

Officer Lt. JG United States Navy World War II
served July 1, 1943 to December 13, 1945

20. Qual. Naval Deck Line - 21. AS, Mid'shipman
22. Foreign and/or Sea Service World War II - Yes

23. service schools completed
V-12 Midshipman's School Redlands, Calif. 1 yr.
Northwestern Univ., Chicago, Ill. 4 mos.
Communications School, Pearl Harbor T. H. 2 weeks.

24. remarks
Entitled to wear the following:
Asiatic-Pacific, American Theatre, Philippine Liberation,
World War II Victory Ribbon and Occupation of Japan

24. service vessels and stations served on
Amphibious ComPac LCT GROUP #92 ComSerDiv. #102

from Wikipedia >> The end of World War II in Asia occurred on
2 September 1945, when armed forces of the Empire of Japan surrendered
to the forces of the Allies. The surrender came almost four months after
the surrender of the Axis forces in Europe and brought an end to World War II.
Dad would tell the story about arriving in Japan three days after the war ended,
Based on this date from Wikipedia he would have arrived on 5 September, 1945.