After the surrender in Europe, he joined a press party that toured Asia prior to the Japanese surrender, and was among the first Americans in Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the atomic bombings.
After the surrender in Europe, he joined a press party that toured Asia prior to V-J Day. He entered Tokyo with Allied occupation forces and covered the Japanese surrender, and was among the first Americans in Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the atomic bombings.