Closure for WW2 Japanese Vets Family

[FightenIrish35]

These are the stories i like to stumble upon. Please read.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101028/..._jima_mementos

[AMAC50]

Thank you for posting this, a great read!

Jim

[MikeP]

Interesting story.

I believe folks interested in this hobby need to learn and use proper terminology.

A veteran is somebody who has served and survived his service.

I see this term misused quite often.

The Japanese soldier never got to be a veteran.

He may have been a veteran of other campaigns, but in general, a veteran is a former serviceman.

Just sayin.'

[maverick87]

I really love those paybooks because they hold alot of info. I have a paybook from a Japanese sniper who died in the battle of Saipan (his last entry is dated 7 days before invasion). It has his address (60 years ago) in Hokkaido I was thinking of trying to find his family when I go there and give it to them.