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With the exception of the picture above, there are no other pictures from Shanghai. All of Dad's stuff from there was destroyed during the bombardments or after the surrender on Corregidor. And, of course, the Imperial Japanese Army did not provide him with film and camera while he was in captivity (or since, for that matter).
If by chance an old Japanese soldier from that time and place should visit this site ...
Dear Sir,
If you know what specifically happened to the remaining official records, and the personal effects of our POW's would you please drop me an e-mail. We are not interested in the return of Dad's golf clubs (bag, balls, tees, shoes, those little pencils, etc.). What we are interested in are the published orders from the time the last US boat slipped away from the island to the final surrender.
You see Sir, the evening before the surrender my Father was given a Battlefield Commission as a Second Lieutenant (we have signed, noterized, witnessed Affidavits). I would very much like to have that recognized while he is still with us. It is not the back pay. It is the Justice of the matter.
Thank you,
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