According to his family, Shadrick enjoyed his tour in Japan at first, but by June 1950 he was growing tired of the country, and indicated in letters he was feeling depressed.
据沙德里克的家人称，他起初很喜欢日本，但到1950年6月时已经开始对这个国家产生厌倦，还在信中称自己感到抑郁。