The Things Our Fathers Saw: The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation From Hometown, USA-Voices of the Pacific Theater by Matthew Rozell

Author:Matthew Rozell
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Tags: History
Published: 2015-07-24T00:00:00+00:00

September 23 to September 30, 1944

Having it pretty easy now working in stone quarry and laying stone on airfield. Also getting pretty good food again.

39 Days in the Hole

October 1, 1944: 2:00 PM

Oh what misery! Seven hundred forty-one of us are packed into the forward hold of a small crummy coal cargo ship, sitting here in Manila Bay waiting to be shipped to Japan! We are packed into a small space of 35 feet by 50 feet almost on top of one another!

6:00 PM

Several old letters were just brought aboard from Manila. Most of them have been here for months! I received several Christmas cards from people in North Creek in December 1943, also some letters from home, one had a nice picture of my ma and dad.

I know this is going to be hell, standing down here in this cramped position for twelve days, but after seeing those pictures and reading those letters and cards, I don’t feel quite so bad now.

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