Returning to Ulithi on the 28th, Vinton departed the Western Carolines on the 30th and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 6 August. Slightly over a week later, the war was over. Japan — under the staggering weight of two atomic bombs and American armadas which ranged off her shores virtually unchallenged and unchecked — surrendered unconditionally by 15 August.
On August 28, Vinton returned to Ulithi and departed the Western Carolines on August 30, arriving at Pearl Harbor. Just over a week later, the war concluded. Japan, burdened by two atomic bombs and American naval forces that operated freely without challenge or resistance, surrendered unconditionally by August 15.