26th March 1945
While the Asahi revealed that an American fleet had bombarded the Ryukyu islands on the 23rd and launched heavy raids on Okinawa in particular on… Read More »26th March 1945
While the Asahi revealed that an American fleet had bombarded the Ryukyu islands on the 23rd and launched heavy raids on Okinawa in particular on… Read More »26th March 1945
Returning to Tokyo we passed household after household on the move, aboard trucks, ox-carts, bicycle trailers. One truck provided a typical Japanese note: on top… Read More »25th March 1945
I applied for part payment of salary at the office of the Recovered Personnel Branch of the Army, Lt. Johnson in charge, some were paid,… Read More »March 25, 1945
Let no one say afterward that the Japanese did not know what was coming. After Saipan, Yiojima; after Yiojima, Okinawa; at least that is the… Read More »24th March 1945
We had a hard time climbing the steep slope to reach our resting place for the day. We called it: ‘Seventh Heaven.’ It is about… Read More »March 24, 1945 — Saturday
We are being well taken care of by the Army, more food than we can eat, each of us receives a 14 oz can of… Read More »March 1-24, 1945
Saipan led to Yiojima and Yiojima may lead to the mainland, warned the Mainichi today. Apparently in preparation for invasion the vice-minister officer, Shibayama, in… Read More »23rd March 1945
At 6:55 a.m. the convoy came to a halt. After resting for an hour I went with a Kempeitai to cook rice and boil water… Read More »March 23, 1945 — Friday
In a communique dated noon yesterday imperial general headquarters announced the loss of Yiojima. The announcement quoted the last telegram from the garrison: “All the… Read More »22nd March 1945