Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-11-25
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were in the hills cutting some
logs for house when a large
bud from one of the trees fell
and hit my bombardier, of my
new crew, on the shoulder,
knocking him to his knees. On
inspection we found it to be about
80 inches across, weighing over
ten pounds. Sure was lucky it
didn't catch him on the head.
Nearby we have a wonderful,
fast running, jungle stream. It's
quite clear and runs into many
pools, one quite nice, one about
ten feet deep. 1t does much to
relieve the effects of too much
heat and affords a fine place for
washing both clothes and person.
Our camp is located in Kuni
grass clearing. These are quite
fiat as a rule and make won
derful camp sites and landing
strips. The only work required
in preparing them is cutting the
heavy grass and burning.
The natives are very interest
ing, they're black and fuzzy :
wuzzies - quite friendly-good
workers under supervision.
When working they're contin-
ually singing. Their clothes are
scant. The men wear a short
loincloth and the women a thin
skirt. The kids, generally
numerous, run around naked.
Their morals, shall we say, are
primitive. Its quite a sight see
ing woman with pig under one
arm, pickaninny under the
other-both sucking.
The native villages differ, de-
pending on their location. Those
on the shore are built up about
eight feet on poles, placed so
that when the tide is in they are
surrounded by water. This
presume is for safety and clean
illness. The huts inland are diff
ferent. Some are off the ground
and others are on the ground.
The sides are made of woven
mating and the roof is matched.
These serve to ward off both
heat and rain. Generally speak
ing, the villages are very dirty,
both in appearances and smell.
The value of women is low, a
pig is an even trade for one.
Bigamy is commonly practiced
in many villages.
This country is very noun
famous and thereby it has lots of
rivers. When flying over, many
very high waterfalls can be seen.
The mountains are very steep,
Its not uncommon to find per-
pendicular drops of several
thousand feet. Everything is
covered with such a heavy
growth of vegetation that the
natural beauties of the entire
island are beyond description.
Recently I had the oppor-
tunity to visit the scene of one
of this theatres greatest pre-
vious battles. Its impossible to
describe the great hardships and
privations which the Aussies and
Americans who fought and
annihilated the Japs here had
to go through. They fought for
months, deep in the jungles and
swamps, continuously fighting
snipers and dangers alike. To-
day, after sometime has elapsed,
all one has to do is step off into
the heavy growth and there are
hundreds Of bodies, unknown,
unnamed, and untouched, left to
the care and covering of nature.
In the trees, in swamps, in pud-
dies of water, everywhere the
evidence of their terrific strug-
gle and supreme sacrifice is evil
denced. The trek and struggle
across the noun
Dead JapS tains was in
By The itself a terrific
Hundreds adventure, COM
parable with
any in history. Ammunition,
clothing, supplies, bedding, all
lie as left-too inaccessible to
warrant salvaging. Many Jap
snipers outfits are discernible
with their rubber capes, camou-
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