Seabees in World War II loaded into a U.S. Army Air Force B-29 bomber, named the Enola Gay. A short time later, the Enola Gay took off with its secret load from Tinian's North Field, The largest airfield of the WWII, which the Seabees had built, and started on her mission to Japan. Later in the day, the mission ended with the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. This historic event sealed the fate of Japan. Realizing that the war was lost, the Japanese government negotiated a cease fire that went into effect on 16 August. On 2 September 1945 Japan formally surrendered,
WWII (album) Mother's Locket Trick," written with fellow outlaw Guy Clark. The Chips Moman/Bobby Emmons composition "May I Borrow Some Sugar from You" had appeared on Jennings' previous album "Black on Black", while "The Last Cowboy Song" would resurface three years later on the first Highwaymen album. Jennings and Nelson also cover the Tom T. Hall classic story song "The Year Clayton Delaney Died." Ultimately, "WWII" failed to have as major an impact as "Waylon & Willie", although it peaked at #3 on the "Billboard" country albums chart and #57 on the pop albums chart. WWII (album) WWII is a duet album