bring back grouping with papers. siapan

[chadaz34]

good stuff guys

more

[chadaz34]

shot up bayo

very cool

[chadaz34]

pic of vet

and rice dish

[NARVIK1940]

Chadaz34-

I enjoyed the photo postcards of the beautiful Japanese women. The Japanese military did not normally allow their military men to take "cheese cake" images of women into the field. I say normally because I have a photo or two that actually shows various IJA men in their field quarters with scantily clad ladies, pinned to the wall!

Anyway, Japanese soldiers and sailors were more often provided this wholesome type of image, like those that you posted. They were usually delivered, via the care packages that were sent into the field from home. Some of the women pictured became rather famous, while others were actresses/models, etc. to begin with. There is a postcard grouping of one such woman, posing with various images of senninbari (one-thousand stitch belts.) She is quite fetching, and I'm sure her image was meant to provide that "mom and apple pie" sort of longing that our U.S. guys got from their pin ups and other mass produced images.

Thanks for sharing.



MikeB

Interesting to read. One of the chronicles regarding Guadalcanal mentions finding a stash of Japanese pornography on Tulagi. I believe I was Robert Leckie's book "Helmet for my Pillow".