The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-20
Invaders Lived Well
on Uncle Sons Soil

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heVablc amount ~ ammunition.
and the stay was 10 be made as
pleasant as possible with huge
quantities Of food
Along the mile long beach
front Of the west arm Of HoltZ
Bay first objective seized by
Americans the Japanese had dug
in well and deep All Of their
living quarters were under
ground
LIVED IN TUNNELS
Only three tents in the entire
area stood above the earth. and
these were camouflaged with en-
/ ~ med tundra grass -Seeres-of
dwellings ammunition and food
dumps, bomb shelters and
working quarters were dug
stra ght into sheer hillsldes
An intricate system Of inter-
communicating trenches served
third Of their camp area. reach
ed a their anti aircraft guns
mounted on the beach Gun
crews serving these weapons
lived ate and slept, literally,
by their guns
Underground trenches with
walls and roofs boarded and
covered with tundra radiated
from the guns in many direc-
tons One tangent ed TO an am
munltion Storeroom. another 10
quarters for living, another 10 a
machine gun emplacement
Entrances 10 some Of these UNI
foreground shelters were so cum
ninsly concealed they weren't
apparent az % feet
When American soldiers NOV
ed onto the beach on the west
arm Of Holtz Bay from Attn
ridge they found ammunition
everywhere Every gun position
was supplied with numerous
cases stacked close 10 the guns.
Trenches led TO dumps contain
ing hundreds Of cases, with each
case containing approximately
900 rounds.
Hand genades were scattered
everywhere, some dropped by
the japanese in their hasty re
treat from the area, others set
out as BOBBY traps for the un-
wary. Dumps were piled high
with hundreds of cases, and deep
revetmen,s led 10 small caches
OF all types Of ammunition.
Two big warehouses were
found burning Two others. at
least 1873 feet long, were piled
high with rice in rubberized
sacks, each containing so
pounds Of the favorite food OF
the Japanese plus few cans OF
salmon.
Two warehouses contained
new weapans, the Japanese rs
csliber rifles and both light and
heavy machine guns All were
in their original packing boxes
and covered with protective
grease, Anti aircraft sheifs for
the three guns on the beach were
piled high in al least two under
ground dumps
In addition 10 staples Of rice
and fish -- the latter both dried
and canned - the japanese had
stored quantities of good fresh
potatoes and carrots, dehydrated
vegetables not readily identifi-
able. canned fruits and fruit
Juices, and good American COT
fee
Living quarters presented
study in contrast. Neat as 10 ar
they were crowded
and smelly over the entire camp
area hoNefed me inevitable Jap
anese odor Of dried fish. Sanitary
facilities were elementary but
adequate
BATH
One small stream tumbling
from the mountsinside provided .
3 bath area A small shack nous
ed two huge tubs -- one for cold
and one for not water - with
drying shelf on higher level.
Living quarters held the usual
accumulation OF japanese soldier
knickknacks, fans and pictures
All slept on hard boards with
two blankets of good quality 10
protect them from tho Aloutian
rold There wasn't a stool or a
chair In the camp Instead,
lew small tables OF knee height
Warehouses were found with
great quantities Of winter cloth
ng OF good quality. featuring a
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