During the complete quiet of roll call we all heard a long sustained salvo of guns, heavy guns, also planes and the rip of bombs. Kaito, who was lounging through roll call as usual, suddenly called out, “Dismissed,” and the entire 450 camp members burst into a din of joy, whoop and Oh Boy, chatter..
Read moreNovember 30, 1944
Thanksgiving Day: breakfast was late by about an hour, but there was a beautiful yellow banana by each bowl of rice and in the cups was steaming coffee, and on the rice was a spoonful of sugar! Father Gowan, Carl, Art, and others took part in the Thanksgiving prayers and service. Bedie looked handsome in..
Read moreNovember 29, 1944
All the guards are out digging foundations and sawing fence posts to keep us off our lovely point. I had my last steep in the sun there yesterday. There was a trade bazaar today in the dining room. An ivory carved ring in exchange for 2 pounds of peanuts; bath towels, sheets, for coffee. Most..
Read moreNovember 28, 1944
This camp with its American lack of, or obliviousness to, class feeling is an eye-opener to some of the British.
Read moreNovember 27, 1944
Oura had a row with Carl yesterday, telling Carl this was Japanese soil and Carl retorted, "No, it isn’t—it’s American soil and if you wait long enough you'll find out." | appreciate close contact with June and Bedie now, watching them grow up and learn for the future. Soon they will be adult and away...
Read moreNovember 26, 1944
Jerry brought my Port Said pale topaz earrings and bracelet, asking if I minded exchanging them for food. I said no.I was giving them to June anyway and when I told her, she said she would rather eat them. Jerry said huskily he would make it up to her later but she won't need jewels..
Read moreNovember 25, 1944
Announcement of marriage of Kaye and Charlie on Thanksgiving Day is posted on the Bulletin Board, It is to be in church, by invitation only. It is the logical outcome to a camp romance though there are many pros and cons and ideas as usual. Jerry says we just knocked the pants off the enemy..
Read moreNovember 24, 1944
I spent most of the day walking in sun and wind, enjoying the green and blue steeps of mountains, watching the Formosans plant onions and handfuls of seeds on the small terraces they have made back of the hospital. The onions send up a strong springlike odor from their warm hands. On the opposite rocky..
Read moreNovember 22, 1944
Jerry says there are two guns and a trench mortar near us, and a mountain howitzer near the point. Rupe is worried about my diary but I said Yamato was going to be too busy to search that deep. The trail is reported blown in 5 places.
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