Always, Ian The Discovered Journey of Ian Morrison Smith in WWII Vol. Two on to JAPAN |
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| Hopper, |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9898164-1-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Pat Smith Hopper
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.50 |
Book Description:
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"Is this trip necessary?" Steaming west from the Panama Canal the day Japan announced surrender, Ian Smith writes home of the soldier's frustrations: like the sea--boisterous, gusty, sullen and brooding. For 54 days on a "broken down tub" U.S. soldiers head to Manila, on to occupy Japan. He writes of being one of the first American troops to land at Kure, Japan, the former secret naval base and Hiroshima. Letters home tell of tramping through the deserted devastation of Hiroshima,...
More Description"Is this trip necessary?" Steaming west from the Panama Canal the day Japan announced surrender, Ian Smith writes home of the soldier's frustrations: like the sea--boisterous, gusty, sullen and brooding. For 54 days on a "broken down tub" U.S. soldiers head to Manila, on to occupy Japan. He writes of being one of the first American troops to land at Kure, Japan, the former secret naval base and Hiroshima. Letters home tell of tramping through the deserted devastation of Hiroshima, later learning that scientists had not made up their minds about safety of radioactivity.
Ian, Dad, remained an Australian citizen throughout the whole war--his U.S naturalization papers never catching up with many changes in APO's.