May 13, 1945 – Jack is going to San Francisco. It is Mother’s Day, the Sunday after V-E Day and Jack Benny is getting ready for a trip, so he gets some money from his vault.
References include Truman, Churchill, and Eisenhower, the Adjusted Service Rating (soldiers with 85 points could go home), J. Edger Hoover, actor Errol Flynn, songwriter Cole Porter, and singer Bing Crosby.
Jack Benny Episodes 
Happy VE Day 80th anniversary! Thanks for all the great shows. I’m here listening to Jack Benny’s May 14, 1945 with my mom. She’s a Rosie the Riveter and 100 years young. A great way to celebrate the day!