September 9, 1945
Leave Rokuroshi in Nip trucks 8 AM. Arrive Fukui 12 and stayed until 6. Walked about with Johnny Valkenaar and bought black wooden lacquer bowls,… Read More »September 9, 1945
September 1945
September 8, 1945, Saturday
We took our breakfast at 5:00 o’clock. At 6:00 o’clock we were on our way to the airport. I could not explain why when we… Read More »September 8, 1945, Saturday
September 8, 1945
Major Orr arrived 6 AM with load of food. “Processing party” of about 20 people – FREE AMERICANS – arrived 10 AM. Big bon fire… Read More »September 8, 1945
September 7, 1945, Friday
Yesterday I began to pack. Everybody was surprised as they knew that I had also become a pessimist. I told them we were going before… Read More »September 7, 1945, Friday
September 7, 1945
Major Orr and Lt. Wilson left for Osaka for food and information.
September 6, 1945, Thursday
I wrote a letter to my wife, congratulating her on the occasion of her birthday on September 9. How painful! This is the first time… Read More »September 6, 1945, Thursday
September 6, 1945
Hemorrhoids a little better. Parachute material divided among us. Local Nips grudgingly turn over arms after some argument. Lt. Ole Johnson visited camp.
September 5, 1945, Wednesday
We seem to have been forgotten, not only by the Americans but also by our own government, and even by our most intimate friends. Is… Read More »September 5, 1945, Wednesday
September 5, 1945
Coffee, hard-tack, cheese and jam in AM, celebrating Smitty’s wedding anniversary. People report 10 kilos weight gain, despite over eating and sickness of some.