The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-30


Unfit, writes some interestiny things
from Japan, where he is s,etioped
with the Army OF Occu ta.ioh - his
| parents, Mr. ANA Mrs. RalpA 4.
| Wilson, OF near town. The l..i wing
are extracts from tie letters:
October rs 10
Gifu
Dear Folks:
That is some name up at the head.
/ 1t is small city about thirty miles
northwest of NagCya. Our regiment
is seven miles from Gilu, in All old
Jap barracks. We have an ail-strip
and bunch of planes to look after.
We left the ship last night at nine
o'clock and came up here in trucks.
1t was really cold ride, too. let me
tell you. In fact it is just like winter
now. We left Wakayama, that's
where we sat on the ship so long, on
the morning of the 26th. 1t took us
Until noon the next day to pull into
Nagoya harbor. Then the ship got
into the docks just as it was dark.
Yes, we pulled into docks for a
change; really nice modern ones too.
Our company had unloading detail
which started then, and we iili5hed
up % hours later. Then came out
here.
This is really an Army camp; used
to be for Jap air cadets, believe,
since it is right beside the airfeld.
The place looks more like large
college from the outside, gardens Ga
little ill-kepD, driveways, shr lbbery
and such. There are three companies
to our barracks, about six hundred
men, and two companies and anti
tank outfit in another building. You
we have plenty of room. The building
is frame with a tile roof, divided into
rooms. The Nips put in twenty men
to o room, but we are only putting in
eight
There are only three of us in ours;
have radio and alarm clock, we
brought them along though. They are
going to put in kerosene stoves il
each room for us. The only trouble
is that the washing facilities are out.
side the building
While at Wakayama we really had
big mail call. That was about {
week ago. l got twelve letters, a
birthday card and your two enve
lopes full of clippings. Pretty good!
No, I'm not the only boy whose
packages get mislaid. That seems tt
be common happening in this thea
ter of operations. A lot of the guys
didn't get kali their packages las
Christmas.
l didn't get chance to see Wayne
or Newell in the Islands We moved
too quick
We usually have plenty to read
although reading material was scarce
on the ship. BY the time you got !;
magazine it was all torn up We die
not hear any of the World Series
broadcasts, but read about it in the
news.
We came through Nagoya on the
way out here. They say it is 500
destroyed, and believe it, although
we couldn't see much in the dark
They bombed out factories complete
ly within three hundred yards of the
docks, though, and never touched
the docks. Guess they wanted to save
them for our use at the present
Those guys really know how to dror
them.
l wouldn't have missed this move
here for anything even if we did have
to spend thirty five days on boat
Some of the boys slipped off the
boat and went around the town. They
say lot of the modern business
buildings are standing; every bit as
nice as ours at home. They say there
is one building that they saw which
is eight stories high and made en-
tirely of glass bricks. l didn't see
much on the way out here
We are situated in the south side
of range of small hills. I'm going
to take pair of field glasses and GO
up and look around some day.
Would like to go to Tokyo for 6
visit one of these days Don't know
whether I'll make it or not.
Had better close for now; bedtime
Love to all,
Tom