OFFICE OF iP SENIOR PRISUNER OF 1AR OFFICER Hunber Four Brench Ganp Tokyo Aree August 25, 1945 aUBJECT: Report of Conditaons of Food auii Tobucco an Japmese P.O.F. comp No. d-B. z Tor Japenede Caxp Connender, Japanese P.0.W. Ganp NO. 4-B, Tokyo, Japen. 1. Since the cessation of hostilities betticen the Allied Fowere end Japan on Aaguyet 16th, munberous requeste hove been mede by thir heacquerters to the Jepan- ese Militery Authorities for en improvenent in the cuentity of the rations issued to the Prisoners of Wor in thie cemp end muerous promices fos the betterment of this condition have been made by the Jepenese Milicry Authorities. Siniler requests and prosiscs keve becn made es regerds tobecco. 2. Tt is now August 25th, ten days since the cessation of hostilities. Wo chenge in the food or tobecco situction hes been noticeable, except for the worse end the men in the cemp are croring restless end discontented, stute of effuirs which is « eourcepf potenticl eerious trouble for tue Japanese end prisoner authorities Af it is not rebdied innedietely. 3. ‘With the Imowledge of the amount of grain on hand the eveilability of vegetatijes end meut dn this locelity, it 1s believed thet with proper supervision ‘end Etet Sn this locality, 1t 1s believed thet with proper supervisies end effort on the part of the Japenese liglitery Authorities favorable concrete results oan be obtained. 4. In view of the foregoing peragrephs this hendquarters will find it necessery, wiles there is a nerked inpBvenent in the food and tobacco situati n not leter than BM toduy, to meke to the Allied Militery Forces upon their errivel = formal report charging the Japsnese Authorities of this cemp with neglect of duty in the care of Prisonars of Wer. S Deke FITZGERALD Li. COMEANDER, U.S. NAVY, SENIOR P.O.T. OFFICERMy Dear Admiral, , _ ’n sorry to delay eo long in forwerding the notes I wrote, such as they are, while in Jepan, but® the typest I'd engaged becane 111 end wes unable to contact her until just the other dey. In view of the shortage of navy yeosan I did not wisi to impose en edditionsyrork load there. The notes, as you will see, are sonewhet strange in places but probably portray the mood at the time. To go beck, however, and pick up some of the missing parts concerning the Grenadier, the following is as how I remember it. Referring to my dispatch to Geeessiaatas or Wid April'1943, reporting conditions within the area up to Ley 4 not wish to brosdeact through the British commmication setup that about 2100 on April 6, 1943 a torpedo blew up 51 seconds after it wes fired, range to target 1605 yerds, end that the second one went astr: ‘or the target setup wes perfect as any minor change in deta on the ‘The coufse was checked by lining up masts end speed Checked by parallelin The torpedoes were stern shots at almost sero gyro angle, eleven second intervals, and set to run at about 10 feet. Before the cilum of weter subsided, about one-half the ship, a Jap of about 2000 tons, was obscured from sight by the colum of water resulting frou the tor- pedo's explosing. The ship stopped, then proceded in « very erratic manner. Gun- fire was resorted tp zesulting innuberable hits fron 20 Mi and at lesst two hits neer the water Lin ‘the 3 inch. By this tine the Jepe fire was felling elose aboard. The setup vas such thet I deemed it necessary to go around Pilgrim Ishend, but was mable to relocete the Jap. Subsequent Jap reports, Three in nusber from different sources, cleim thet the ship sand. In Penang they raised a lot of trouble because of our firing on e crippled ship, be thet as it may I believe the ship went dom. : F . 2 The Grenadier then proceeded northward tonard Rengoon covering the possible treffic lanes west of the penisula, including those possible east of the islends close to the peninsule. I am enclos#ing a cbpy of the report submitted to Admiral Lockwood for the action of 21 April 1943 ‘The officers and crew arrived im Penang about 0700 23 April 1943.Breekfast was Prowised.to be served later when we arrived at the place of confinement. Everyone wes of course in need of foods herdlyenyoye had esten since the morning éf the let. Sandwiches had been put out on board the Grenadier, but because of the nervous tension and excitement hardly anyone had Geten. The 23rd wasn't too bad as regards food, because the nervous tension wes still so prevalent thet I didn&t feel the need too much, and am sure the other seventy-five felt the seme wey. However, come dawn of the 2ith that old gnaving pelk TE TES-EREEETE been to tell. It was nadd~ ening to go to thet questioning room and see the Japs esting bananas and sendwiches 4n front of ug; let alone their drinkfng cool lime ade end mild. No doubt it was one of their aims to get us to break down. The old American it_end manhood was nade of sterner stuff. Tihwt yes, but no one Upon getting back to ny Fon on the second floor Trecall so vividly how I used to look out the windor dey after dey, andfee those coconuts lying about on the ground. Would make gestures of ell kinds to the guard regerding getting one of them. All I'd receive would be & sheke of the head and a sadistic grin showin all his buck teeth. One dey I encoumted a guard of my room who spoke Spanish. Tie become involved im Spenish. He hed lived in Brezil for a nusher of yecrs, but had returned to Jepen Just prior to the warin the Pacific.. All I could get fron hin was me cigerette. As to the cocoonuts lying in the yerd "No puede sentor"," ~ pareeee de) ‘The three pieces of chewing gum I happened to have in my pocket went a long way to sterve off the hunger whick was becouing nore acute day by day. It was getting to . the point where we ongthe second floor would have to pull ourselves up the stairs by merans of the reilig on the steps. Anything in the way of food was not forth coming end all of us were steadily growing weaker, wesker and still weeker. Still no food was forthcozing witil the evening of the Z7th. My previous efforts to obtein any were negative results until a Jap commander csne to my roon thet morning. He promised pone food by 1300, it, finally arrived about 1700, a small teacup of rice oth, end some weak tea, period! In the meantime the men were divided ‘end hi Tefidtsteccuerssr Toomer the groma floor, stone decks; the officers in single rooms on the second floor, wooden decks. The rough treatment started the first after~ noon, particulerly with the men, They wer ip ion attitude. divergence resulted Betbed with knife, only wt ‘hay a o: aid the water treatment consis' Gegree of explaining here. ood struck the Japs. por ie peg into ‘qe Oh eft Bide of the victin, «: Stil I passed out. Upon coming to they ry » if no go on ‘thet, more betings-finally I would be carried to my room and dumped on the floor waiting for awhile witil they decided to try egain. It got so that everytine I'd hear that Jap Narrent Officer coming into the building I'd think it was for me again, or some other poor devil. We all had the sane feeling for everyone received beating efter beating. However, the beatings, slugs, ete. were quite common for all hands. Que became go stiff and sore it was almost inpossible to move, let alone chenge position fron standing to. sitting or reclining even if able to get awsy with it. Whiting, Harty and I were given e bath and ordered to wesh our clothes the afternoon of the 28th, Regret to stete thet beceuse of a pPalized right ern, Whiting washed my clothes and assisted me in ny bath. The three of us, blindfolded end hendcuffed were flo to Tokyo 29 April to 1 May 1943. Stopping, I think at Saigon, and either Shanghai or Formoss. We were not informed es to our location. In the plane, durin ght, the blindfold was engyed,-bit being desperate Sheracters the handculfe we ton except wien.caged Fs The first night we received some hardtack biscuits, Upaebnight ance) guarded. one snail can of condensed milk and sore tee. The cock-roach e prevelant gusne-the biseutts, ‘The next night we recsived a Seat nent of rlee ent Ter Fegetables on 6 green leaf. Two mesls in the plane were Jap commercial eirline food and the other Jap field ration. Probebly the best in quality end quantity we received until late August 1945.@) Arrived in the Tokyo Area the evening of 1 May 1943. After e cold ride of about an hour and e helf in truck fitted with a tent covering, blindfolded end hand- cuffed we arrived at Ofuna, Reminded us of & 5 ae pankats cunning hither acd yobs TnilvEsut Fede Toons were provaded, txo ends hel? a ide end ebout five of same in length, each fitted with two grass mate or HE Se Sereneciepe wen case eas of rice end soup was provided. Te were ‘given plenty of blankets, « G-string, sone tooth powder, tooth brush, and small hand ‘towel made of raw silk. We were still strictly supervised and not allowed conversation ® condition which had prevailed since the morning of 22 April, end one thet was to ,eontinue for many moths. We subsequently ledhed thet during the afternoon of 1 May, all inmetes except en Australian flying officer had been trensferred to the other wing of the building, nineteen of the occupying about a dozen rooms, necessitating of course some doubling up in a rather cramped style. Breakfatg on May 2nd brought ue our first regular meal, soup and rice, whitch is the standard Nip procedure. About a teaspoonful of sys bean paste-fniso"—end @ sxall bowl of rice, constituted the size of it. der A. 1 gfficer of the Houston, cene rushing down the passage well ahead of the guard and said fan er, gunnery officer Houston, get data to you as soon as possibleB, and went about his business. He was acting as interpreter in the cemp, there being no Jap inter- preter in Ofime. The guerd was right on his heels in no tine and geve Maher a rather questioning look, It was reassuring for us to see another white man again, and to be braced with this scall bit of information. Later in the morning across the compound; of course commmication of any kind was practically out of the Question, being so closely watched. We were later eble to get a little information beck end forth ty means of notes scribbled on sorep paper end left in the toilet (referred to as "banjo" by the Nips.) Hurt gave ne @ line on what he had been feeding the questioning officers, which we learned tocol] Ok's. (Quiz Kids) Questioning begen May 3rd. On fron where we pperated, how we went to Australia and @ thousand end one other things. The Grenadier wes out of Sidney, go I told them and had arrived direct from Pearl traveling east of the Marshals, past the Fhjis, etc. The three of us would try getting oub data to each other, in one manner or another, 80 thet our stories would not be conflicting, Our chiéf Q.K. was named Sananki, ‘@ Commander from the Jap N.A. class of 1923. He wis, prior to the wer, in the Naval Attache Office in Washington and had been touring the U.8. getting all’ the data he could obtain, even had spent a year or so ct Princeton. His English was fair. The Anterpreter who worked with hiz hed been in the Embssay. at Washington, and hed attended U.S.C. during his numberous yeers here in the States. This men's naze was J.Sasaki, A Ifeut-Comdr. Navel Reserve. Both these officers were exchanged in 1942. I have subsequently seen Sasaki's picture axong Jap prisoners at Ouori, which used to be the Jep headquarters camp for Allied POW'S ofthe Tokyo Area Questioning continued practically daily for some tine, Areas, numbers of bocts operating and where, nuuber of subs sunk or badly denaged. Finely I said thet some fifty subs had failed to return and thet forty sone odd were seriously demaged. This statement was made in May or June of 1943, it seoned to satisfy then and they shut up on that score. You ean Well imegine the questions asked, but I don't think their tactics and methods were as effective as they believed ther to be, We becane terrific Mers and usuelly got awsy with it. On matters of covmerciel design used on merchant Kxnony,gnd_det ld be Leht: which P'believed helped us when ¥e were lying ebout matters which they to know es far as we were concerned. Knutson, File errived Jume 29, 1943. By the grapevine I gave hin all the dete I could.(4) He was token fron Penang about 3 May and flom to Surebaye via Singepore. iis treat= nent at Singapore, while there for e couple of days, was fairly decent except that one tine he had to use his hat for e toilet. In surabaya he ed. P end German radio and reader experts. Witzive™ he was sd_and hn bie thuibs for ¢ s. if Tam not misteken our intelligence intercepted sone of the Jap reports euiting fron Surebeya regarding the interview of Knutson. Sone of the reports arriving at Ofune about the time caused us a bad time but all in all Wo evaded and denied lots of it, or confirmed other deta if it didn't amout to much. Ur. J, Curtin's brosdesst fro:, dustrolia regarding the base in Exmouth Gulf also caused us a bad time. However, we wwore up and dom thet we knew of no such base on ‘the west coast of Australia. Then they started in on the Brisbene and Perth bases saying thet they hed D.F.'a our coded dispatches fron there. We were able to dexy ‘ny Imowledge of these two bases for a long time, however, they never, to ny knorledge got the straight set up on eltherbase. About forteen #S* and 7-8 Fleet boats operated frio Sidney. Later they didn't know for sure whether a half dozen or tro dozen boats opereted fron Fremantle. That question was bentered back and forth for some ‘time, then was finally droped as an apparently bad deal. During the latter part of August 1st Lieutenaht L. Zenperini and his pilot arrived in Ofens. They had spent forty-oe¥er dape TFC TURE Tite bot. and forty sone odd days on one of the Mershall Islends in a Nip jail. A third menber of their party died after thirty-three deys in the boat. Engine trouble hed caused their forged landing, a B-l7 I believe, was the type of plane they were in. About September Sth Li i, his redionan and engineers Marshal) arrived. Whet a sad sight they were. Plane, A TRF fron Yorktown EL was dameged by Jap ATA. fire during thet id. Condit had a close call when the piece of shrapnel came fron umderne ‘passing potmeen ie Lege end almost sieving the Rabbia_ job. They were forced to land in the water about 70 miles from Marcus. t they had a terrific time getting their rubber boat out of the plane before 4t cank. Quce in the boat they noticed © book flosting about *I got Wy Man" but in this case it was the wrong men. The next dey they received a pre- lininery spreffing fron a petrol bost before being picked up. On Marcus their pre- iiminery questioning resulfed in Condit losing a tooth, sound beatings, « knot on his head snd general working over, the other two Were soubdly besten also, back eyes, outs and brusies. "Na,e, rats, end numberM seemed to be anything but whet ‘the Japs wanted. It was from people arriving periodicelly That we obteined our true infornetion from the outside. Bvery fragment and strew glesned helped to keep our morale upand kept us posted on the progress of the allies. This case is a typical of others arriming at Gfuna, but the Main reason I mention it is that Ideutenent Geo. R. Brown fron the Sculpin leter stated "We were supposed to pick you up off Marcus but couldn't locate your boet, anyway mission secomplished, but ‘@ helluva place to find you end not We able to do anything about S81 About Mid September we learned of the fall if Itely. Aromd the 12th Captain G, Prelli, the senior Itelien Nevel Officer in the far east arrived, handcuffed and bound with rope one end of which serving as a leash. He had been bedly beaten and his face cut up, The next day seven of his steff errived. About the 15th the crew of an Itelien merchentmean arrived, one or two were Scanonaviens. Meher was in on ‘the dnterpretation engle again ond s\ptted « "Nippon Times" written in English dated Soptenber %h with big hesdlines "Italy Capitulates" or words to that effec.t. He seid he could herdly stand uo when he sex this. Under pretense of giving out sone of tho Nips instructions he told Johnson to get thet paper to him gone way, Yold 4t, hide it, butget it to hin- Ne received the peper/ Waile things were going fairly well for the Japs they used to give the older(5) prisoners en occasional news paper written in Buglish, however, the last ones received were dated in June of 1943. The information naturally wes colored in fevor of the Kips.These merchantnen were Fensisti end none sere leter transferred to the Tokyo area, I subsequently learned that they were freed and thet sone bot back to Itely, The Newel Officers, however, were still in various camps util the end of the war, Saw Captain Frefli in Shingewa, the hospitel camp, one dey during February 1845 while some of ##¥°were over there from Qiceri to dismantle a garage and take it to Omori to be erected there. T.is type of work eme under “Gardening To go back a little now for « couple of details, back to May of 43. When the ‘three of us fron the Grenadier arrived in Ofuna there were two wings to the barracks each of sbout fifteen rooms two or three of which were various store rooms, In Mey construction of wooden frane structures, typical Japanese barns, was started, increasing the total cepacity to about ninefy-two roons. A new quiz room was added , new beth constructed, now "goats" office and kitchen enlarged. The senior P.0.'s were known among us &s "goats". Inagine the rumors going about the camp when this * construction began. Many of us thought it would be turned into an offical ccmp, souething wo all hoped for, or get transferred to sooner or leter; for fron Bfuna ther was no infornetion in or out. Strictly silence, literally out of this world. How- ever, Deve Hurt did receive seven letters fron the states during Septenber arid October . 1943. Must have been a mistake for he was the only one to receive eny mail while in Ofme. On October 12th 19,3 twenty-four Grenadier men and five offivers arrived, Their story was one of much hardship, trials and tribulations. After Whiting, Harty end I Left Paneng they were put on two very scant meals a dey. Sone of the canned food ‘the men had in their pockets when we left the Grenadier was finely distributed to then In such quantities thet may be there would be three to four beans per man, a can of sardines divided among meng, etc. Meturally the maltrearzent continued, our captors woudln't have belonged to the Axis powers if this conduct toward POW's had been respectable. Dengue fever broke out, beri beri started in and questioning with persuasive measures as well as glow starvation continued. About August 8, 1943, seventy-two of then were put eboard e small Jap ship and sent to Singapore. They errived in Singepore without incident except for the fact that one night while enroute and locked below in a hole of the ship, some sort of action took place, the gun and depth charges giving then a bed scare. In Singapore the treatrient wes an improvement, guards were very acarce, but the lack of sufficient food was the main iten. The Indie trips in a compound adjecent were receiving nore food than they could cet, throwing eway the excess, but ‘they couldn't give it to our men, nor could our men gelvage it in eny wy. after fifty-one days in Singapore they were placed in a hole on board the Asame Meru, Jess one man, an Electrician's mete, L.l. Berker, who was left in e Singapore hospital with an infected throat. | About: two deys before they arrived in Japan one of the Jap officcrs in the Asena Haru said "so you're fron the subsarine thet sank a ship off Pilgrin Ielend last April". Fron then on until the officers and men were disenbarked in Japen they mere each in turn repestedly caused to stand in a bent-over position while some Nip standing at the edge of the held above them would swing the band rail of a gangway against his back sides/ The resulting force would practicelly drive then through® thebulkhead.(6) 3 The seventy-one officers and men remained in a pretty good camp, condidering thé stendarde, for about two days when the five offieers, and twenty-four of the sixty- six were sent to Afune, the remaining forty-two men were sent to various canys in #e Sepans Early in November two survivers of the 5-44 arrived in Ofune, The 44 had started a night attack on a ship whic'turned out to be a destroyer. I was told that an attempt was made to dive the submarine but that it wouldn8t for mome unknown reason, submerge mainly because ofthe high seas. Battle surface was ordered. The 5-44 being hit seberal times started to flood, the C.0. ordered abandon ship. Several men were in the water but only two were picked up, DUVA BCTM, end WHITMORE a RK2C. About Novenber 22, 1943 morale was boosted quite a bit when the dope came out ‘thet there would be a transfer of prisoners out of Ofima. Everyone of course wait ed to get amay from that plade. We were not P.0.H.'s, but imarmed enerdes, and not registered with the International Red Cross. Conversation was still banned, but we nevertheless took chances and did talk in whispers whenever we thought we could get aweyfwith it~one didn't always cone off lucky on this score co consequently we received punthment in more ways then one whenever ceught in the act, or even suspected of sane. Anynay thé scuttlebutt was renpant es this was the first big transfer to teke plece since Key when ten men were transferred. Finally on December 3, 1943 about thirty officers and men left. Commander Meher, Deve Hunt, V.C. Blain former CC USS Pope, and others who hed been there for e long tine, these three had ‘been there for about nineteen months. One can well imagine how glad they were to leave for another camp. This left me sentor POW in Ofua, many headaches es well as ‘trying to fill the job of interpreter then became my lot. ; On December 5, 1943 one officer end twenty men, survivors of the Sculpin arrived 4n canp. Barefooted, make shift clothing, mosbly cast off Jap undress blues and in generel a weary looking lot. Having been sunk on Novenber 19, 1943, off Truk as a result of depth cherges end gun fire from a Jap DD. Of these who were able to abandon ship prior to the Sculpin's going down three officers and thiry-nine men were picked up and taken to Truk. They remained there about ten days when they were divided between two carriers for transportation to Tepen. Lieutenent George E.Brown and nineteen men, one of then wounded, were placed on one cerrier, two Fnsigns and twenty men were placed on ancther carrier, sone of those in the latter carrier were wounded to various degrees. On ‘Decexber 3 off Japan the carrier carrying the wounded was attacked by sub- marine and sunk.. The prisoners being confined in # hold were helpless, honever one man did get out and over the side, subsequently being picked up and placed on board the carrier carrying the other tweaty SCULPIN survivors. It is believed the SAILFISH sank the carrier, auch ere the fortunes of ware Pertinent information was given the SCULPIN survivors as quickly as possible, thie proved beneficial for all concerned end save embarrassing and conflicting etatenents to the Q.K.'s later on. I learned from Lieutenaht Brown thet a list of fifty-five GRENANDIER survivors was in Peerl Harbor. This was fery encouraging for ne, for et least anxiety at hone for those men was sonewhat lessened. Permission wae obbained to conduct a Christnas progren, This included various scripture readings, appropriate songs and prayers. In the afternoon a a track end and field progran wes carried out.@ The Q.K.'s in attendance. Prizes in the form of beked sweet potatoes, and cigarettes were given the winning contestants. Not much for ordinary stendarde,but regarless of the fact that the quantity received was suall it wes much appreciation by all hands. Everyone received e few epples end tangerines that day, so all in el) under ‘the circumstances the day was spent as pleasantly as possible. Conversation among the older prisoners in Bfuma, to e limited degree, was peraitted, but for that day only. The lid was clenped dom tightly agein the next dey. Nox Yesrts Bre crosted quite much excitenent. Lieutenant Berty, sbout 1700 cane rushing from the "Benjo® whispering something about @ truck load of boxes merked with a large red crost. Those of us about at the time told him thet he must be erazy, or in need of glasses, as no such thing would ever be given any of us in Ofma. However, out of curiosity e mumber of prisoners went to the benjo for a look out through one of the nunberous openings between the boards forming the eiding of ‘the building-these cracks were quite prevalent throughout the buildings, especially the older berracks. Fine for summer but miserable for the winter weather. Within @ couple of minutes the guard began calling for a ten head working party. In no time at e221 everyone who was able to do so was et the gete assisting in mloading the truck. Sevenfy-two cases, each containing eight cartons of Cansdian Red Cross food. Excitonent ren wild, how much of it wouldWe actually receive, how often would we get a parcel, and many such quairies prevailed. The few notes I took during 1944 follow. While bried and in non~incrininating ‘Janguage I will meke bried explanatory notes where the situations would not be clear ‘to anyone else. The book was taken from me at Quori and I did not get it back util ny return to the U.8.. Homever, the interpreter Pvt. Mono, somewhat pro-Anerienn, obtained it from the Nip files and geve it to Commander Hurt. After bie transfer from Omori, inagine Commander L. Maher received same. Anyway it ended up in Adnirel Helsey's office. The underlining in red was either done et the headquerters camp in Onori or else by the Admirel's staff, probably the foruer. ~~@ OFUWA, JAPAN 1944 Jen. 1- New Year's Dey - Big Japenese Holidsy. Last night 72 caes of Red Cross food arrived, contents 8 cartons, each con~ taining as follows: Soap 1 bar; 2 of. corn beef 12 02.5 salmon 8 oz. sardines 3-374 oz. (Ka,. beef sausage or liver sausage 103 on.) Tes 4 oz. or coffee 6 0% jem or marmalade 1 1b.3 butter 1 1b.; pilot bhscults 1 Ib.j cheese 4 oz.5 prunes & oz.) selt and pepper 1 of.j chocolate bar 5 oz. raisins 7 oz. pondered milt 1 Ib.5 70 POR. 411 honds like small children last night anticipating the errivel of Sante Claus, as the boxes had not been distributed..Two (2) cartons each, contributed to a food benk for new prisoners to arrive in future. (fhere was much dissension fron nany PRs ebout this vank. I deemed it the only way for equal distribution for contemplated ner arrivals. It worked out very nicely.) January 6. Questioned agein. They have been at me every month since my capture off Penang. This time nostif political and history of navel officers in U.5.Ney PeG. school end war college 4n United States. Jon. 9 ~ Mother's birthday! Jan. 19 ~ Dad's birthday! Todey is, I Believe, a Japanese Bevel Holiday. Held a sing-song from 12230 - 1400, Impromptu but good, songs and jokes at randox. Mow have 82/prisoners, one of which hed his leg removed 10 deys prior to his errivel here. (F.F. Garret, Ite, USALF, Pilot of plane in which Lt. Col. A. J. Walker was flying.) One, (Wells, Ense, USM) very sick with melarie/ - Jan, 21, D.C. put us out of action 9 montha ago today. Games and sing-song in p.m. Believe that the handwriting hae been seen on the wall, I give Germany not over 100 days before she is out, (The morale was on the upward swing cuein) Jen. 24. Dreft of 21 left today, Pose, MecBeath, Zucco, Steuber, Wise, Kruisinge, VenBerg and 1, of Sculpin crew to Oucri, I believe. Were allowed to take only opened RC boxes. Lote of hell raised yesterday about people opening 4th box ahead of schedule, a few elaps, end boxes teken awey (This was actuslly « good slugging administered by the senior Guchyo. The schedule laid don ty the Kips was one box per week] frou offenders. Still have my boxes. Looks like best thing to do is eat then up end not try to make then last out winter months se was planned by sone of us, Was questioned agein yesterday, fgeneral topic, why was the U.S. S/H force morale so high. My answers seemed to satisfy the Car, \SANAIIART, JNAC. 123 said ‘they were the sone es required for war college entrence exan here, that is the any ewer to the general question of "Mat made up the morale of # ship or Force?" Also, what did I think of German 8/M morale. I believe it to be quite low, he agreed = the reason is quite obvious. Pay dey and (Beginning in Septeuber '43 officers were peid in accordance with base pey of Jap Navy pay ~ Mine was 170/me; Comdrs 220/me. Couldn't buy anything with it.) 90 sen/dsy for foods food has been cut because of our RC boxes. I don't Believe thet according to Houle, but have no moans (We complained to everyone from senbor QX on down ~ but it didn't do any good) of complaining. The tobaceo situation is becoming very acute - looks like we might all becone non-snokers in e couple of days, the excuse seems to be # disonse in the tobacco store ~ I believe they are short of this comiodity and no ships to provide same, os. by mel The good results of our S/¥'e Air Foree and Navy wes really@) beginning to hurt then. Jen. 25. QoK. again - morale of S/M end whet makes it high in U.S. Wonder what the Japs ere driving et? Haircut and shave, cold es hell after ward, rain to dampen the air, Usually received e haircut, Jap style, and sheve by Nip barbers, on 16th and 25th of each month. Last heir cut Jan. 6th, cold then, in fect 4t snowed, first I'd geen sinée Nov. 141 in Porthenouth, N.H. Physically am much colder here — no hevt whatsoever, and the barracks well ventilated. Jen. 27. Started dey off with e bangs Byarady caught urineting in a tin can Ans$ecd of going to benjo during night. #1, Gockyo hit hin several times in the face ‘with bis fists. Questioned re: S/M werferebnd whet U.S. bad lenrned fron Germans elong this line. I told him thet we learned nothing fron the Gernens ~ it wasn't considered necessory. Also, Cdr. wondered who would ask for peace terns ~ told him U.S. never would ask for theng thet wo wore like snowball starting at the hill top vhich gathers speed, sise and power as it goes along and down hill. He seid thet ® long wer would be detrinental to both sides. His reuerk res Neval Attache in Washington after war with no Navy to represent, may have been siificant I seid thet we might ellow then to keep 1 or 2 anall ghips! He algo stated thet the was trying to do a blitz war in the Pacific, hope sof Jen. 30. Two people complained to the Q.K.s re R.C, Boes.In P.l. those who had Lost thea, each received one back. ‘The "General™ (Holman pvt. USA) made out quite Well ~ dammed well in fect. Hecomplained thet some one had stolen & couple of his Doxes = Holman seened to be called in for the most unusual things, as a result he jened to be on the in® and received e couple of made up boxes. Was not called into ‘8, but G. H, Whiting was in e couple times. All 8/M men required to write on * questionaire. (Our personnel were well indocttinated on not giving out any worth< while deta thet would in any wey give the Mipe any definite thing to work on. Kamp times we would be told that our crews were very dumb.) Q.K.'s mentioned peace again end proposed by a 3rd party ~ Could Stelin be 1t? Cen think of no one else powerful enough to heve much to say about it. Feb, 1. Cigarettes again 2/day. Q.K.*s concerned about nunber of bunks in a S/H. Feb. 2. Peg's birthdey. Hope to be present for the next one. Coffee and cigarettes particularly good today! Exceeded my chocolate retion today for the occasion. Westerfield 85210 Costd working in the Kitchen came in about en hour before reveille w with 6 hot cup of coffee and a cigerette- the guard on duty was tossting his fect ty ‘the Kitchen stove. The 5 oz, bar didn8t go fares usually partook of 1/6 ber per day. Tt certainly wes good particularly since we hadn't had any for a long tine. Feb. 3. Cooks' child one year old today. ids 4s the Jep Cook; "Cocksan", as we had to call him. Collected soxe powdered’ milk from all hands and msde doughnubss received three (3) and were quite good, coffee for breakfast ~ how ,about coffee and doughnuts in a prison camp - or are we prisoners? Unarmed enenies! Have been told mery tines that we're not POW's and names not sent in - a helluva note! &K agein this emwning res repair facilities, docks, yards, etc. in islands of South Pacific, Frankly know nothing about these, nor about anything at Roosevelt Field in Sen Pedro, I did have e general idea of the set up, but said that I'd been out of the states so long that I didn't know anything about this subject. Feb. 13. Seven prisoners arrive ~ six (6) from Lt. W.L, Morris! crew, and one fron Canopus, ve had escaped fron Corregidor with Harris. Harris is Gen, Field Harris? son (USIC).Feb. 14, Valentine Bay - wish I could send Peg and Jack sonsthing, maybe next tine — T hope. Feb. 15. Lest letter received from Peg. deted Feb. 15, 1943. Received another R. box- and e pair of Japanese shoes ~ too euall, Size 111 Snowing tonight. Feb. 16. One new prisoner, (Lt. Van Warner), pilot B-2/ Feb. 19. Snow about two inches. The heavily laden treesand covered buildings in ‘the valley presented a very picturesque eéene. Snowbsll fight this A.ll., guards Joining in. March 3, Hed ny first piece of steck since capture, was ebout 3/16 inch thick and sbout 2} inches in dieneter, was very small but enjomed same very much. Received new prisoner last night #71, (Bullard). NA 138 fron Intrepid following an attack on Truk. About this tine we had owiped another Nip paper - many arrows sbout Truk +! we thought for sure Truk hed been invaded. March 5. Slect, rain and snow, high wind and cold as hell - the most miserable day this winter! While taking the bi-weekly bath, snow wes blowing into the bathroom - slightly chilly! Merch 7. Six new prisoners = two Australien and four American - all avietors. Merch 9. Que New prisoner, Suaver. March 14. Draft of 20 left today ~ for Oueri, I believe, Lt. K.D, Harty and Gun. J. Walden of Grenadier included, plus all cripples. Heichel, Etheridge, Surrett, Casci Greenwood, Phillips, Knight, Devies, Kjellevik, Garret, Stensbury, Russel, Browns, Bowen, Wells, Warren, Rouland and Ching Lee. In bad shape, Garret was minus a leg, the others hed beri-beri end maleria. Don't know enything ebout the new plece, but Delieve it to be better then here,. Register es POW and letters ex sure. My non-shop talk, the conversation was in Jepanese, with the Tichyo, 6.0. of Canp. on Sinday Pam, didntt turn out as e pre-transfer - however, tee and three cigs! A big thing for us. Have missed five 6 drafts out here 60 fer, maybe the next time ~ I hope. ‘This month cold, wet and misereble, however, sew plumb blossoms toduy for the first tine this yeer, Merch 18, More rain, wind, sleef end snow today, resulting in six inches of white stuff + 4t lasted sbout three deys. Merch 25. K by Cdr. rex 13th Naval District and whether the Aleutians Headquarters were in Seattle, Kodiak, Dutch Harbor, Adak or where. I frankly dén{t know. He guessed Adak the best location. Gplaf recently snnowmced the following S/lls lost in conbat and groundings duberjack, Wahoo, Triton, Perch, Arconsut, Pompeno, Runner, Pickerel, Shark, Scorpion, Grmion, Se Lion, Cowplin, Cisco, Durado, Grenadier, B-A/. Sculpin, Grayling, Granpus, 8-26, 8-36, 8-39, 8-27, and F-l2, In reply to wy question as to when I could get out of thie camp he said this weg a good phacc, told hin no letters was bad, but there was no reply to this statement. Looks like I'm here for the duration. March 26. Sing-song in evening after chow, think mostly as a result of several sooking a second cigarette end the guard raising hell. This was the first time that thie hud been raised os an infringnent, upon the rule of a 15 minute mnoking period. anyray, the #1 Gootyo seid no snokes the next A.li.} ‘then cag MANE, MBGKINE PesoT? and cigs presented to the individual performers, following the sing song ell hands presented with cigs and informed thet the eight men could snoke next A.E. Can't igure out how some of these details work - rather incredible so it seens to me. April 3. Questioned rer Out report and confirmation of enemy sinkings and damage ‘by Submsrine, ie sunk, probably sunk and damaged. Stated that credit to S/i C.0. wes only given when guite positively confirmed, and the degree of credit given was that of either eye witness or strong circumstantial evidence. Was required to Print my full name on e Piece of paper the interpreter had been using during the interrogetion ~ heven't much idea why thie was necessary for am sure they know 4t full well. The rice was cut about 25% todsy - guess the price of food has gone up in Japan, or the respective rations reduced ~ must teke in enother notch in the belt. April 7. Q.K. again thie Ad. ~ still checking on how we report sinkings end damages, and who makes the finel decision as to the credit allowed to the 0.0. They nust be trying to organize their om reports in e better style end more fool proof scheme, for according to their reports our fleet has ty now been suk many times — most Ancredible? One new prisoner# received this evening. April 8, Hyarady in the soup again ~ While pealing onions today he elipped four (4) into his pocket end was cought, result six (6) cracks with the ball bat and no rice at noon. April 9. G.R, Lemprier conducted a very nice and impressive Faster Serttce. Had ® con of sardines and one strip of chocolate which I'd been saving for the occasion. One cen of sardines and 5/6 bet of chocolate rewain for May 16th. April 15. Another new prisoner arriver thie A.M. on the two wheeled cart. He was in very poor condition, one erm having been broken last Jenuary, now nitted together at'en angle and is useless~ will in all probsbility have to be broken again an d reset upon return to the U.8. (Cannon, C.K. 8/Sgt. U.8.A.). April 16, Questioned again, this time on S/M Squard. Orgenigstion and later on armament as regards gms. Never heard of anything but 2 3 inch on 8/M. I of course knew about the 5 inch being put on boerd the bosts. During the past week the rice ration hes teken another 25% drip. By actual test the quantity wo now receive cen and has deen fitted into a tea cup. It's said that rice is now short but more later 4f » how about the truck whick backed up to the kitchen last night end hauled several bags of it away? Brown bagging wes quite prevalent, great quantities of the food We were supposed to receive went over the fenceor out of the gate to the Nips. April 17. Four of us, Harris Carr, Quinn and I held « request conference with the Gochyos and the cook regerding the food situstion; result amiable, but that's ell, rations throughout Japan out, ours tof213 gme/meal and 520 ens. vegetables/ day and in view of the ration systen we would even be unsble to buy more! So dt lodks like tightening the belt and forget it! Previously we were supposed to get 240 gne/ neal but hed been getting more end sone complaint wee lamched about it by the supply depertment, Yokushe ~ anywey for two years thie comp has had a full bowl, now only a 3 bowl or less, don't suppose we'll sterve but the midgection is sone- what lean and sene launches a bit of complaint. Actually 213 grane of rice 1s n¢ too bad, but we were not getting near that much es subsequent qwighing denontrated. We actually averaged about 200-250 gma. vegetables/dey sonctines. April 20. Questioned res previous history on Gar end Grenadier patrols, etd. Alsow nanes of tenders ~ these can be found in Janes! Both were in more fictitious places then one ever thought of. It was touch'and go at tines remembering where I'd been a pertained to my story, as I dhdn't want to mention some of our specific areas.April 22/ One year 2 Prisoner - nerte! Hope its 612 over prior to cnother. April 23. Sing song in P.ll., seemed to be no spirit for us during the after- noon in doing sane. This may be preliminary to enother dreft. The recson for no spirit st this sing song was because the guards tried to run the «ffeir, sel- ecting cone of POW's for enbarassnent ent hunilietion of the individuele — end nothing could be done about it. April 25. Questioned ret SPD etc. and tender fxcilities es pertains to subs, OGr. stated his belief thet peuce conference would be held in Washin:ton D.C. I feol thet these peole are thinking ebout peece sins, and mey have pub out sone feelers elong that line. I wonder will they kesp on fighting after Germany fells. Seems to me that it would be suicidal for ther. to do so - however one can't tell nuch of the situation fro: our position- as prisoners ~ on tho inside looking out. They would telk along endeble lines for awhile then pop sone question hoping to catch us off base. One hed to keep his wits ebout hin everytine he was called in. Mey 1, Have been in this camp one year todey and heve hopes of its being my lest anniversary of detention in this country. Questioned yesterday rez $a in areas, et base, overhaul, to and fron eres etc. Also, four new arrivals of Lt. Ven Werner's crew. They cre supposedly HOT prisoners, but have been captured since Feb. 2. Van Werner hes been in this canp for soze time, ne and one-half nonths I believe and this is the leest hot lot of us here, now nutbering 64 at present. Seene as though ry prediction of J/21/4i was slightly in error res Gerneny being out. In fact missed it by a year, but we hed to keep our morele up dey by day. Mey 7. Received one new prisoner todays 2nd Lt. G. McConnell, shot dow over Hong Kong April 18. Since the first of the month the ration of potettes has been fedr when ever we received then, equivalent to a medium sized poteto, They were Dolled, then mashed, skins end e11,- however all could eat much more than is provided, yet no one will starve on the present quantity. Mey 9. A twelve (12) page questionsire, elong the lines of « fitness report was aubmitted to all hands this A.M. for checking ani filling out. Admirals King, Minitz, Helsey, Spruance, Fletcher end Kincaid end Generel MacArthur were the heedliners. This P.ll. was in questioning root: ani questioned along the sbove lines. Never thought I'd be anking out reports on the ranking officers in the U8, Service. (This questionaire seemed to be one for propegands. It was Rediculous in it's tenor ~ They were, I' sure, trying to get someone to make some adverse comment go thet if could be used asnropagenie for the Jap Public) May 11, Received encther prisoner (Cherles Kaufman, 2nd It.) USAAF #66. Mey 14, This de I think, Mother's Dey, end whet e plece end such conditions for observing 4t. I fecl that the next due will be spent under circumstences quite favorsble. If not at hone, we ell hope end expect to be on the may at least. Questioned egein todey re: the dete sheet of the 9th. The Cdr. (Saneneki), dn addition to the above questioning epproached U.l.W. on how he thought the ellies would act in taking the P.I, Mould MacArthur coze up froz New Gjines end would dan. Fletcher take Truk, the Merianas end hit Japan, even mentioned the possibility of our taking Kamchatka end dowa this way. GHW said he hed no iden but thought t quite possible thet Russie might t:ke « creck et thex. How do we know whet is going on outside end what er: the proposed plans ~ maybe nentel telepathy cones our way! Hardly in this case even if such exists. However, believe these people are a little concerned 2s to the next allied move in the Pacific - it would be interesting to kmow frou our pint of view.ce) . Mey 24. New prisoner this evening. USAAC Sgt. right leg in cast (#67 TM. Spadeforn), enother survivor of the plane in which G, McConnel was flying end shot don over Hong Kong 4-18-44. Mey 29. Questioned todry on locztion of cerriers at outbreck of war — but primarily on treatment received in this camp. Quinn's letter to the C+0, re: his treatuent of 23rd has stirred up the authorities a little, I believe. I reconmenfed written regulations posted, on interpreter in the camp, etc,, huwever, don't know how things will roact. A yeer ago, enything would have been out of the question - the Japanese attitude, i.e., Gurabo (Generel Staff), is slowly chenging for the bett=r end have even mentioned rather strongly the goodwill attitude. They must reclize that Japan cennot win the war and are now begining to think whet the reactions will ba upon our return hone, if thie rather hersh treatment continues, sone days ite feirly good, but when its bed its really bit of hell eround here. Quinn's eardum broken 5 days ago is now slightly infected. June 3/ Questioned ret: Sec.. of War Stinson's recent rewark to the press regerding & onbined Navy, Aray ana USC force under one head, the Arry. What did I think of the situetion and proposals? Without seeing the peper, or hearing the speech or statexent, of lir. Stimson, I could not make e reasoneble statement, but on the fece of 1t ell I couldn't how, profexsionally, it would be a good thing. We're supposed to receive Rea Gross supplies this month, 2500 tons of supplies it is said, have arrived in Jepen by now. They will be most welcone. Would like U.S, supplies this tine, but any * Will of course be most appreciated. June 5. It 4s now about 2:30 Pl. PWT, with Jack and his Oth birthday. ume Zth - can vision a nice birthdey party with lots of friends, cske and ice eres, and ell heving e grand time. If fate and luck be with us I have hopes of being present for his 10th. Seems such a long wey off,howover. The (K's were still on Stimson's statenent yesterday. I wasn't called in, but several were, including GHW end Holmen. Wonder why so much interest in the subject and especielly sd to spend several dexs on it. On the 3rd the K's eaid thet there hed been hopes of getting us hone by Christmas by now it diddtt look like it. Wonder could they have been banking on the ‘Allies accepting their peace proposals, believe the Japanese have submitted two ‘this year end in all probability the only terns the U.S. and Allies will give are those of unconditionel, which the Japanese cen'p see et this time, thet is, of course, more assumption on my part. June 6. Received four (4) prosoners, USAAF survivors of B-24, mission over Saipan 5/25, one badly bruised on right leg end lower abdonen and seems to be seriously Sheken up. The pilot Capt. Stoddard, wes a former college roomate of W.L. Morris. We now nusbor 71 - There should be a move fron this canp in the near future. 76-86 seen to be the average mumber at the tine of a nove. June 8. Questioned this P.li. by a Natal J.G, on & few itens, re: ny 1st end 2nd Grenadier patrols, times to, on end from station. Mostly a pack of lies on my part end they seondd to be trying to shake out a new story and so get me ecross the well kom barrel. He believed Japan will win the war, and stated thet Japan wasn't fightin, fen econonicel war, mening a wer for econosis. They sonetines get their English a Little mixed upand sone of their statements ere amusing, 4f bhat is so, 1 don't know wact they are striving for. He stated that if Japan were to be destroyed, so would prisoners, therefor, we should hope for Japan's victory. ly reaction end stetenent to that woe to the effect that if this governent chose to put a bullet into me there would be nothing 1 could do to prevent it and doublted thet it would help the Japenese war effort.June 9. lst Lt. E. Poschau, one o the newest prisoners erriving here, badly injured and sheken up, Gied lost night et 9 otclock. This I consider enother of their atrocities for this nen should never have been flow: to Japan ~ insted he should =~ heve boon pleced in hoppilel. Py moving P oscheu the Nips added one wore murder to their long list of sane. It is very recroteble, but noybe is the best thing for bin, as he seendd to be severly injured interaelly. Jume 10. Today, we held © exell seruize for Poschou. The body we creueted this norning and buried et the Temple this P.ti., along side of Mr. Winseas, who died here last Oct. 12, 1943. Geuse of this death - Melnutmitiion and leck of medical core of any king at ell. A10, the Japanese Buda Priest, at the Tenple, held ¢ buriel service.. This wes to say the least one of the few decent things the Japs did. June 20. Neerly everyone in cep wes innoculeted this P,M., one shot for (1) Typhus, (2) Cholera, and (3) Dysentery. June 2ist. The reactions were various, aches end pins in muscles ond joints plus @ light fever; nornen reactions all. However Captain Stodderd becane wery 11] and nearly died. He was in the stags of touch and go for almost @ month. All indications point to the fect that the ring is steadily closing in on ell fronts and it seens es though there's a possibility of the war being over this year. We're hoping for it, and the sooner the better. June 23. Three Navel Offiver, Lt. Condr. end 2 Engigns questioned me todsy, mostly on how and when 8/M send radio messages and how codes work. Perticulerly interested in internal indicators, cell signs procedure, etc. (The sample I gave ther of a text in phiin lenguage wes rediculous fron the point of view on how we wrote then). Told then thet the coumynicstion offieer encoded it fron there, end thet ' didn't know anything about it whthout the book.. They wanted the Communicetion officer, Sorry ‘but he was transferred last March. These (X'S were much digappointed about tiie and I had e good laugh up my sleeve about it - they realized I had then over the berrel and they knew it. One new prisoner, e P-36 pilot fron N.G.(New Guinew}(Hasty). June 24. Our eleventh wedding anniversary Peg. In going back over then, I can cout but precibus few that we have been together, ty hopes ere high'thet.wo'll.be together on the next one. Two ne prisoners, pilot and radiocan fron Hornet, Lt. Galvin end RN/3/c Long. Number of prisoners now 73. June 29. Received six priensers today, bounu end hendeuffed. They appear to heve received the same treafnent as we did at Penang, 4.e., well beaten up. Totel mmber here now 79. There seens to be = move on within the next Sewdeys of ebout 30 men. Air raids clerns this month on the 15th and léth. July 1. Camp and personnel inspection this A,ii. by the adm. of Yokuska District. Questioned tédey re: construction and coxposition of dispstches, #lso, accuracy of D.R.T. More baloney hended out. July 2. For the second tine in 14-$ months received a small piece of stesk, also one boiled onion and sone gravy plus rice end berley, scanty but tasty, The steak almost as lerge as that received last Merch. Whiting and Duva now gelley tobans (Kitchen workers and POW cooks). July 10. A rether peppy singsong last night prior to the large draft leaving today, em quite sure to Onori. The following left this a.m. about 0500: Cerr, Lenprier, Stacey, Browag, Morris, Youghivitch, Critchlow, Rucks, Clerk, Palner, Irishnon, Turterusn, Withrow, Todd, Wésterficld, Beker Thoaas, Kelberg, Sleter, Wershell, Ander son, Lardin, Scott, Goner, Rourke, Haverlond, Murray, Peterson, Skinner, Scofied,(2) : 7 There renain 49 in Ofue st prosent, slx ermy enlisted mon, seven Navy enlisted mon, ‘thitee Merchant Marine, threo Merine Offivers, including Major G. Boyingtoa (C.U.H., 12 USN officers, 1, USAAF Officers and 3 N.R.N.V.R. Officers. Here es any place, the old saying "A move is es good as e firet, for severel itens were discarded, 1 ob- tained a pair of scissors, a mife, 1 pair patched socks, two pair skivwy pents waich will be o.k. after © little work end encther pair of socks which I believe I can fix suitable for use, a pajeme cont, the first I've had since capture @ sleeveless shirt, rather rotten but usable to a certein degree, perticulerily if we heve to spend another winter in Japan. An opusing incident happened 6a the 4th, while ell of # building were stending in the brace, i.e. knees half bent and ams in the air, the sir reid elern took off. The reason for the crouch position was because of the fact thet one of the 8 washbasins hed been forgotten that morning end so all hends were heckled for about 20 nintues in this munner. The basin hhppened to be the C.0.'s, honefer, thing ‘the guards were just on the renpage egein. Anyway Condit said "iell boys that siren is music to the eers - hope these B'@—— ere catching the works - wo cen stand like ‘this all day to thet tone", Nothing unusual et all, honever, sone new uards (3) 3/ce P.O. and (2) Sea 1/c have arrived ani perhaps after Shey take hold the young Sea 3/c ney simmer down to reasonkble actions. July 11. Comter signed e Geneva receipt for the 72 Red Cross boxes this esrp received last Decenber 31. The receipt was deted Jue 9, 1944. The C.0. F Tide also signed it. Received a new prisoner this evening. Connell. July 13. Another prisoner brought in lest night #51. Yesterdey, Boyington ceucht circustentielly, sacking in benjo, slugged and given 6 reps with club. Hie teil end is quite black and blue. Today the issue raised ageth, these poople keop harping on the game eubject for hours and days, anyway we were told if we epoke the truth res amoking no punishment would be given cuts not 60, we were all pleced in the push up condition for about 15 minutes. Leter in e.m. @ guard, on duty, wes observed to ¢0 in and out of several rooms 3 or 4 times; following which sone POWs were missing laundry soap} the guerd was observed to take sone Jtens from the roons, and sooned to snoop ebout Hhitemore!g roo. Now soap was worth its weight in gold. In « few minutes we wore ell lined upsnd roous seerched by guards. A lerge piece of laundry soap was found in Waitnore's rubber boot. The plent was am a rether ridiculous place, « Waitmore works in the beth end has eccess to sufficient soap. No one would admit placing the soap in the boot co the "termite" got 2 club and threatened, still no one would edrit something none of us had done. We were then placed in the crouched position - I went efter the #1 Gochyo who I net at the hell corner, he quickly put @ stop to all the nonsence. The guard quickty ditched his club elso, I requested the Gochyo to eduinister any deserving punishment, also, that no more POWs be re- quired to do leundry and sewing for guards, as of lete too much trouble wes being caused - thet wes agreed to. (The reason the. men did this work for the guards was to obtein an extra cigarette or two apd an occasional extra bite of rice.) I think thet in trying to be es pleasent es possible here, to the guards, we've sonewhet placed ourselves ine servile position, which rust cease 4f we're to havo eny rights end dignity renaining to us. So far so good. Now two of the guards sus- pect one of their own comtrymen of taking their sosp, sox, etc. I think they have the right one, at least it's the one I suspect. July 14. Prisoner #52 arrived last night (Pilot of a "Barracuds® off the Illustrious) Big room change todsy, ell new prisoners moved to Berracks fl, 15 of then, ell tobans to B-2 and the reneindér of us to B-3. A toben is one wio does special work euch as beth, kitchen, ete. Was in room 14 for 11 noibhs, hope I'm not in Japan under their conditions for as long agein as in room 14. No bunk in this rooz. #74 of Barracks #3. Still saying I expect to be houe by June 1945 if not teforel!eee mo, soe July 16, Received two prisoners last night. Ens. Gunther (WAV) end R/¥ Rogers of "Illustrious" - in a Berracule. I believe {52 is their pilot. Herris acting as interpreter last night, received this data for the C.0. end passed ti elong to us. July 16. Testerday efternoon and #1) of tdday 12 and 19 POW's respectively heve been # couple of niles away from camp dumping weter froma small canal, bucket spyle Afito adjoining rice paddies. The lack of rain this season seems to be telling on the ercps, the fiedls in general ere becoming checked ani dry. The ferners produced a little extra food for the work, whicj was appreciated, ond the work wes not too bord. € July 19. Boullerd, Welker and Boyington into the Gunboys today. They, the Gunboys that is, seen most concerned about the coming P.I. Cenpaign. It must be sbout reedy to break, for appeerantly the Marianas was not too difficult 2 compsiga, end it maybe thet the P.I. €&BBEEEX. HF iit dec) is repidly epproaching - we ell hope so. The Anterpreter (Lt. C. SaSsli), stated thet Japen's fleet wes intact and thet better ‘then 90% of it would have to be sunk prior to our being able to take the P.I. . The three above officers nade much complaint about the sulistic attitude and treatment hended out ty the junior guards. They stated thet something would be done - but how neny tines have we heard the same sbory before? The suspected soap Planter, P.0. 3/c was transferred # couple days ago, having been here but « few days, believe he was found out by the C.0, and Gochyo's Yanazuki and Wetanabe, 83/c, left todey, received two jmior guards as replacements. : July 29. Thought thet on the 27th I'd accomplished something toward ending the servile attitude the guards hed been denanding of us - thet is bowing end saluting at every turn of the day and also, to each new guard coming on duty. The #1 Gockyo steted that only on first meeting in the a.m. prior to 0800 was thie to be done, that 4s, exchenge salute end the morning grocting - perfectly o.k. by us ani I suppose ‘the proper thing to do - the save epplies to our om service. Anywoy, last night Senkinote, coning on at 1945 didn't get his "contow" ani really took off - thought ho would "blow his top? He seid el] of Sanku (B-3) was damn no good, no good and Worthless and thet aftep inspection we'd all be in the soup. Following *Norio® he lined us up end wanted to kmow the reason for no salute etc. (Norio is e short time outside for soue sir before turaing in at night. If lucky one might get a enoke if he had a butt to blast.) Harris tried to explain to him thet the #) said 4t wasn't necessery, he slapped Harris, celled us fools end liers; ho thon was about to slug us but Ataka told hin no, we were placed in the stoop fell position for about « minute then changed to the crouch position. I told hin I wanted to see the #1, this request# wasrefused. To eggrivste uatters he cracked several with hip beyonct, as well es slugging a couple. His lunge et Nyarady with his bayonet end qould heve wounded hin more but for Nyarady's jujping beek, washis (Sakimoto) crowing bust, however, in the meantine Senkinoto had threatened bat wectine if enyone wes to tell the #1 on the following dey - jusb as though I wouldn't yell to high heaven the first chance I gotto see the Gochyo - anyway out stesned Steverand here cane the #l, #2, #3, and Kengechyo. The Kenguchyo ie a pharmacist. Steve hed indicated to thex that the guard wes fleiling hie knife around end hed struck him (Steve). The #1, upon seeing the situation realized straight eway whbt wes up. I've heard people raked over ‘the colas before but thie wos an "A® No. 1 job. le took Senkinoto outside geve hin a severe tongue lashing plus a few cracks in the face, so did #2 and the Kangachyo. For @ little while now, I believe things will be for the better. Those with some Antelligence slong the matter reclize that this coutry is losing eni I think ore a litte concerned ebout post-ner conditions interastionclly .July 30. Word has cone fron out of the quiz room having been said, ty the interpre- ter that "We'll be hone by Christmes®. Saipan end Guan now ours anf fighting going on in Tinian, the European situation is criticnl and as everyone is tired of the wer, it can fold up eny dey now™. How we hope for the proof of this puiding. July 31. The redion wes weighed for the first tie to our knowledge today. 180 fm rice per meal, as it ie suppose to heve been the pest couple months end 520 gm vegetable per doy. If the present set up continues ne will te o.k. and ite so evident thet welve been taking e rooking for sone time, especielly begetable ration, we now get 2}-3 times whet we've bein getting ell along. Perhaps sone of these ribs will ‘toke one covering after while. Only one cir raid elerm this ronth - the /th. fonder if August will heve any good news for us — MAYBE! August 1. The questioner Interpreter said todey thet Senator Trunan wos up for Vice-President, he elso told Boyington, during the sene session thet he héped,win or lose, that the war would soon be over. SAnotuer of ais stetenents, "The Red Cross Boxes are still in Vledisvostock", I doubt thet this cemp is destined to get any more ~ its beginning to look very much thet way. Lt. Win. Harris, USMC, wos Anforzed by the above Interpreter that Field Hartjs, Bill's father, wes no in D.C. as Director of Marine Corps Aviation. Bill was of course very delighted with this bit of information. BARB 16 26, his father almost 49, and is probebly « Esjor General for this present job. We have also been informed that Generel McNair wee “killed during the allied lending in France lest Juhe. dugusr 3. Thought sozething wus wrong and thet an excuse mould be found to keep fron giving us our proper ration. Todey, it was because Ssnku had been previously “bitching® about the chow. Anywey todey part of our retion was given to the other two barracks ~ I feel sure this is just @ preliminary until some other excuse cen be found to out down the ration, for feel sure they think 4t was a mistake to let us know how much we were to get — that is acturlly see it weighed out. These people also seer to have @ *peve" on, wonder if they have been hit sone plece - We&1l know in tine. August 5.: The food truck arrived yesterday, brown begging started soon aftorwerds. Today the cook told G.H.W. thet because of certain looses, due to spoilage, return of borrowed food, rats, etc., thet he would have to cut dom on the food, i.e., no 520 gus. vegetable day. Rats! Suppose we're that blind end can't see every Tos; Dick, end Harry teking food out of this place — seems to be stenderd practice - end there's eppeerantly nothing we en do ebout it - now anyway. An air reid lest evening; to- day, these people seer e little distressed about it. August 7, Reveille to the tune of an cir reid alarm ebout 0515. August 8. Virginie's birthday. The’ brom begging has been going in in earnest of late, yesterday 21] of our sugar left; of the 70 soe odd pounds we're allowed /month, We received exectly one tea cup fil} this tine for ell hanis, not individually. Today ,ebout 200} potetoes end onions left plus ebout 150-200 Ibs. rice. Someone must be opening upa store and reully getting set up in business, or else perhaps the end ie quite close, and *uay is being made while the sun shines". August 10. Sirens at 0800 end 1200 "Red", probebly drills, as I noticed e gurd set his watch by the 1200 blasts. August 12, One more prisoner arrived lest night, #55. (Later- air obsorver, 380th Bomb Group from Australia shot down in B-2/ over Ceram on July §). Today the Inter— preter told Boyington thet we'd be hone ty Christmas - sojmds ever so good tous, and how we hope its true. W're told eo many diverse things, both good and bad, that 4t@s hard to know just whet we can believe around here; anyway it adds to that thoughtAVY). . - August 22. One beg of spuds, 1 of onions and one of pumpkin, brown begee’ to- nights the OKs were, on Sundey, interested in so much weiyht being lost by ell of us. At leust they seened to display an interest, the sincerity of. witch would be Anterest#ing to knon. Understand Tojo is out; end a big conference going on in Washington, D.C. nowy all Allied powers represented. dugust 28. Hugenta's birthdey. The new premier of Japan ie enother Arcy General. The nase is bonething like Keosies wonder if his policy is elong the lines of To§o's, if so why the chenge? Sppt. 1. Last month was the first one spent as prisoner during which I was not called in for questioning, in fect, the lest time was two months ago toy. What hes heppened? The rice barley ration wes todey doubled! Probebly will nbb stey this wey, but it was fine while it lected. Sept. 4. Labor Dey, moans nothing here of course - howevor, a charge of *ur- Ansting back of Building #4" was trumped up egeinst us es of lest night. Upon trying to get the #1 or "2 to stop in on the deal was told thet we lied, in the meen time el) of Euilding #3 lined up and given three licks with « club by #3 ond #4. Leter the guards said the incident occured « weck ego, they named two people as being guilty, however, they were not guilty in tho least. Also, guards heve urinate: ell eroud the building, thet seers o.k. in their light but we're dogs under their fect, now. §% Gachyo was seen coming from behind building #4 buttoning his fly, but this did not carry eny weight. z Sept. 5. G.E. Brown seliping in « vecant room this p.m., given six licks with a club. “Browa in the wrong no one doubts, tut for Mursts 3/c to call in two of his guests (CIV Boys), to witness this is carrying the hunilietion end a little far. Now have quite a list @8¥ to present to Cdr. Seninski when he next errives. Food agein beck to practically norzan, the rice borl, since the 2nd has been just full slightly romded on top. Didn't think the ineresse would last, however, better then ‘the 7/8 bowl or even less for nost of the tine. Saw in todeys paper, the drives in Frence, et the rete things are now gling the European theatre should soon be all buttoned up. Sept. 9. This evening Herris ani Bullard were, just before supper, conversing in Bullerd's rooz on the subject of the war end the European situstion in general. Bill hed found e paper about e week old and hed tried to bresk down sone headlines, The Kangachyo obserted this and wes very irate. The paper, @ copy of the hesdline, was taken to the #1, who cane back to find out to whon it belonged, Sherry had dram @ rough sketch of the map of the Sth on the side, this scened to pass off al~ rigut but efter supper Harris and Boullard were lined up in fromt of everyone 2nd severly besten. Harris! beeting was the most sev re I've seen since My Penany days. Harris had a lapse of memory for about three(3) deye. Remember when I errived in Ofma, I wes two days out in my dete and hed & most difficult tine trying to recall el] thet happened in Peneng. Sept. 10. Car. Senonki ani the interpreter were out today. I was eble to get into see then this p.n. for an interview concerdiing the camp treatment toward the POWs. 411 was favorably reecived and I have hopes that we'll sec its effects in « fevor— able light for us; they assured ne thet such would be the case. They elso seid thet they'd cone here more frequently for 2 check up on conditions. Expressed ny thanks end our combined aprrecietion und left in about } hour. Upon returning to ny room, & couple of the guards, one of then, the norst here, ecne in; having overheard the Gunrabo end Tichyo (who called in jubt as soon as I’left), takking and in all probebility hevrd his nane mentioned, "iurata" being it. ‘Fire and daggers were leaping frov his eyes.Or) Wienda speak Gunrebo?" I alowed hin to co on for a couple minutes end then told hin perhaps the Gunrabo would tell hin the subject of our conversation end would he cere to go with ne to see then. He aid, so ewey we went. The Tchyo wus still in the roo, but the Intorpretor end Car. sae us go by. Murate told the #2 whet wes upE the #2 dississed hin end he asked ne to the offic where he and ther #1 inguired as to the trouble, I explained as best es ry counend of the languege would pernit. The substance of' the reply was to tell the quard, thet "I didn't know, or didn't under- stend, and thet it wasn't necessary for the guards to know fron me whet I told the Gunrabo". Later, the sane guard and his pels cane beck still grusbling end threating a beating. I didn't at the tims, teke ruch stock in his statenent oni padd no attention to hin or then. Needless to scy ell hanis were on edge and every— ones nefves were as taucht es e bess figle. Sopt. 11. Last night, about 2 eu, all the guards were culled to quarters, two strenge Gochyos were here end reed sonething to then, abso, much was said about ‘the war and fmorica, but no one could get any nore out of it, Think « lecture was * delivered to as one of the visiting Gochyos was unable to find the guard on duty for qite sone tims, Would like to mow what it was all ebout; All hed their oma individuel ideas on whet it would signify. Todey the guards hve beoa very sullen end herdly specking or returning « salute or greeting. The Kangachyo inspected #11 rooms in Sanku this e.n. taking ell written mstter, maps, and disriess razor blades, scissors and pencils, (todey is the 16th end I'm eetching upon the diery.) He left me a stub of pencil about $ inch long hich I now use with a plec3 of banboo, Al1 this search further frustrated our nerves. ly diary came beck on the 13th eppearently it eas o.k. and nothing incriminetion in it. My scissor: pencils, V.F.W. card, identificetion core, shell vack card-no longituie indicated, and drivers licenses have not cone beck, however, I an intending asking for they, the latter iteas especieMy in the near future. ‘At this writing, being Saturday} 16 Sept., trectuent hea this week been very satisfactory, the tension hee relaxed end the guards are, on the whole, on more amieble teras. We ell hope things stay thusly improved and neturelly hope we get hone this yecr. I think there's a 50-50 chence of it, depends on this country efter (Gernsny). Sopt. 12,13,14. Extensive bleckout 12th, and drills other two deys, plus siren night of Lith, probably ell drills. Sopt. 17. This a.m. wile returaing frox washing the face, ote., Quinn spoke to WH-one of Bks. #1, passed the time of day with a "good morning™. The Kengachyo gaw it, rushed out of his office und knocked Quinn flat. I thought this deal out, artioulerilp in view of the fect thet the Tichyo hed Herris in last night and told him there would be no nore bestings ete. eround here. Sept. 19. The Interperter (Sascki), here today, making prelivinary arrengeuent for a draft of 20 men, they will in #1 probability leeve the lest of this month. Stalin has given the release on our R.C. bozes end should get them soon. Very little on war news. Gudgcon missing, Eisenhower soon to be CinC of Pecific Arex. They expect @ mojor navel engagenent off Mindinao very soon. Recent conference in Quebec, F.R.R. and Chruchill, U.S. to take Pacific Englend, Indian Ocena, Burma end Heley Ares, Australia N.E.I. end China their om Sphere, en all out campaign egainst Japan to stert very soon’ Received new prisoner lest might, Smith, B-24 fron Seipen. Was # navigstor burned on hand end leg but will te o-k. Interpre~ tor stated that rest could heve bailed out, but preferred to go down in plone in preference ot being capture’ by Japanese, because of U.S. propengenda ret Japan's treatment of prisoners.aay. | Sept. 21. Received another new prisoner, (Bennett), last night, Seens to be in good shape, now 57 in canp, but believe they're expecting sone E-29 personnel sonn. Sept. 23. Questioned this pen. on No. S/ii in squads how many in fronantle 16 monthe ago. Locetion of squads st outhresk of war, end when one would send radio dispatch from S/ii, end wider whet circumstences. Spent sone time on corresponding rates in U,S. service end Japenese service. sn quite eure I will not be on the coming dreft, such was the gentle hint dropped by It..Car. Beseki (Interpreter). He seid thet my anee was on the list end recomnenied by both bin and Cdr. Senenakt, but he thought it wouldn't get by. Told hin that I thought the weg would be over in e couple xohths, or if not thén, not over 6-8 more. There was no érment, anywey that I'd been here so long now thet 2 few more nobths wouldn't make much d fference senyway. There seezs to be en indication thet twenty-four ere to be transferred. Sopt. 30, A Draft of 27 left todcy; Capts., Sinsons and Greene, Pritish Nerchent Marine, Shippers and Radio operetor Welker, also, British; 18. Lt. Hasty, UBA It. Benge, N. Zelend, Duva, Snever, Butcher, Whitexore, Sherry, Toulon, McIntyre, Yenliorner, Brensficld, Lanpericr, Jones, Condit, WeFerren, Dullont,, Spratafore, Gannon, Stith, J.T.; Moluan, Huykindsll, Zufelt, Tinker. Thirty now rensin in camp. Waiting, Bnuteon end I only renaining ones of Grenadier here now, 17, 15, 17 nonths respectively in Ofune. As @ parting present, I inagine, the rice was doubled for breekfast, also & good soup. (Since our big increase of the first seven meals this month the rico went dom averaging perhaps 3/4 rice bowl full.) In general, since ny talk with the Cdr. on 10th, co:ditions here have seozed no. The treatment has vastly inproved and frenkly under the conditions, ean expect no more fro the guards in this respect. I hope it lests. This state— ment, however, applies only to the guards, if we were recistered, had letters end could write, these things would of course be much more appreciated than can be imegined ty enyone except those who have been deprived of then. Oct. 1. Food stall up, and going strong. "Questdousir todey on retions at various bases ct fron, clothing ellowsnees, gifts, mail and tine of transit, redios, cen- shorship, pay ellowances, allotments, etc." Big room chenge today. Oct. 2. #21 of Bks. #1 except two nen prisoners moved to #2 and #3. Very strange why those moved fro: #1 divided inte 2 groups end cannot tel: to -ach other, neither ean we older Polis tulk to either of these other two groups, the strangeness being in the fact that the tro aor groups who have been as 2 unit for about three (3) months, and conversing, are not now permitted to do so. This situstion will probably clear up in the near future, Now heve South Senku, North Scnku and Niku on this side of the fence (Thies fence was just coupleted lest week end divides the eon pound in two sections.) Also, EXU ie being previded with its om wash stand, end is being pertitioned off to init the "no speck" situation, maybe there's enother mtive behind it ell besides the B-29 crows foming in soon. I understand six (6) of the 1é captured recently doing blind borbing in Menehurie are due heres heving been ‘caytured by the ermn end cbout to be executed uitil the Navy, after a weck negotie— tion, stepped in end took thoz over to prevent these executions. One is a West Point Colonel, age 31, nened Carsichael.Oy Oct. 3. Another quesbionsire todays Recrectional facilities at various oversexs stetions end beses; U.5.0. Units, etc. Levce nnd liberty, how ofter granted and in whet units of lenghh. What wo did on lecve for recrestion, were various wonen's units cbout, such as WAVES, SARS, WACS, , ete. ulso nurses. hat did we think of these facilities and means of recreation. Wes asked personelly by one of ‘the Gunrabo whether or not govt. supervised and regulsted sex houses were provided for nen et the front. "I'v. never heard of eny such thing". Not much war nows. The U.S. public thinks the wer can be over in two (2) months, F.D.R. has warned us ebout over optinien. "If « tripple threet man can execute & successful forwerd pass for the Allies there's @ possibility of our being homely Xnes."end of quote. Also, suggested to tie, that 1f » strong nation could negotiate between Jegen and U.S. terns might be errived at end cleurify the "Unconditional" surrender Prospect, doesn't seex to be one now, end Russia ie a doubtful one for this job. Oct. 5. Received enother prisoner lest night, (Eas. Howe), soe nore of the questionaires todays - Detachnents, when relieved, cata of arrival et wor front, domposition and nunber of personnel. Our ideas and impressions of Japanese Militery strength, ability, how were they es fighters. Reasons for bonbings, etc. Imgressions of battle eres "Topography". Howe ediress. Means of transportation to arrive at front, with stopovers. Previous impressions (prior to capture) of POR was it considered disgraceful or something tc be ashamed of? Impressions, and treatment réceived effer becoming POW whet did we think of Japenese "die before surrender" an fight to the death idea? Oct, 6. Received four (4) prisoners, appear to be U2S.A.C. fron north someplace, judging by the clothes thoy had on. (Lts. Wa. 4. Dixon, Albert D. Scott, Fit. Officer Wa. Gelio and Sgt. Reyneud P. Jerussi, B-25 Pernichero). Oct. 8 Received six prisoners lust night, the expected B-29 boys. Cernicheel according to the Gunrebo 4s 111 end dida'arrive. (lie did arrive). They are 50 6e- gregated, like "Superman" that no one can got a look at then. Yesterday Lt. Car. Sesaki seid thet the U.S, ennounced 16000 casualties end 72 ships lost including Jendihg craft st Peleus Japanese clainied 30,000 U.S. casuslites end 60008 Japanese easuslties, but were probably highter, stated fighting still going on, having started Sept. 22. It appears that the U.S. may ettenpt « lending on the China coast, or perhaps Japan proper, the Lt/ Car. steted. I have the R.. today es the end of this conflict still seetis so fer away. Finished up the questioncire yesterday. Pertained to our thoughts end beliefs on Japenese end U.S. Were eins, post wer eins, post war actions snd polocies of the Victor Nations, Our knowledge of European and Pacific wer developments, relefive strengit in men powor, resourses, mechanized equipment etc. of Allies and Axis Forces. Estinat of wers duration. Age and birthdas, parentsjnarried, single, divorced, sisters, and toothers, children, sweethearts, hobbies, interests, likes and dislikes, tastes cultural end enviorment. TWhet our intention was efter release fron the arned forces, education, extent of; whet did we do prior to joining military forees, inpression of Japanese hone front morale. Our grentest desire, happiest moment, grentest monent or thing for anxiety and greetest sorrow? What we would like to see as @ post wer world eng whet we thought would actually heppen and whet our om country would probgbly do, elong these lines. Oct. 9. This efternoon brought another prisoner, #42 on our new list. Oct. 14. Since llth the extra rice "honeymoon" has teen over, in fect since ebout the 5th it has beon going down, now is atout 3/Z bowl cverage, vevetables up and dom. #1 shack, new people who aren't scclinuted to the diet is the refuted excuse Dut 4t 4e supposed to go up tororrow. Built 2 new porth of stones betre n S.EKU and S.SANKU today, e very nice pay off, thid A.M. 3 boiled p-tetoes apiece and this P.Ii, 4 wach, very much made up for todeys reduction in rice, as well as much appreciated ty ell hands.These potatos ty the way everage shout one inch in dinneter. Very strange too for I've seen people work 3-4 deys in @ ror scWing end splitting wood here and get no more than one cigeretto during the dey. Understand, Vie the cook, thet a 00 plene roid hit Foruosa very recently, we lost 110 phanes and sone carriers they tell us. Will find out leter no doublt. (Appreciate one of these spuds more then {ever did « cendy bar.) Oct. 16. Questioned yesterday on tine intervals: Boel ieying Isuching, buldders and prelininery trials, comissioning, fitting out, final triels, ete. The rise situatugn 4s even worse non, ‘2 vere fraction over $ bowl, in fact the same as last April, the potatoes hedned out for working parties sonewhst help, but it's even nore rugged for those whe cen't work, or are not allowed to do anything, this 1s in perticuler applicable to the nex POWs. Sonething big, 1s, 1 believe, going on around Fornose and the F.I. toisy. #1 Gochyo seid U.S. lest 600 plenes and 47 cerriers yesterdey, but wouldn't tell me where. This evening all the guards most interested in the radio brosdcast, and from their actions one would gether thet tho news was fevoreble to the Japanese. Oct. 17, The interpreter ebout today, seid thet the Japsnese shd intercepted our Bait forward pess and thet our nevy wes trying to get away, (cerrier and crugser action eround P.I. end Formosa), He seid thet it seemed as though onm Admiral had made a + mistake end thet the U.S. wos suffering es e result. 1 heve plenty of confidence in Adnirels directing our actions, end while it mekes me uneasy, I heve no, doubt about the eventual outcome whenever it may be. + 22. ih it ived from the Gets 22, Unde prisoner 16 out 265 WT REO CRS a I nee 2 is Beginning to ,n°% $oPTAGHE Wieck, but thet stil) does not wipe away those nenories of brutel treatment. Reeeived 4 prisoners on the 20th. Two from the iiasp", I believe, Lt. Davidson, and Lt. (jg-) Zimmer. don't know about the other twolles Harris was not consulted by the Gochyo. Zimmer is Air Gp. 22, don't know whether this was "WASP" or not. Now heve onfy two groups of "no speak" on this side of the fence. All formerly in three(3) groups now in one (Sanku) while seven From EXU have moved into NEXU, Smith, Bennett, Howe, and the 4 B-25 men. EKU is most exclusive, rooms locked, windows covered with peper and prisoners blind folded when ever they leave their room. A guard serves their food. At the rate Neku and Sanku are filling up there will bave to-be a move in the near future or put two mon to a room, there are 13 rooms left this side but 6 are used for various storerooms.etc. Oct. 26. Joena Mulgueeney8s birthday, the 8th I believe. Yesterday @ guard seid thet much fighting wes going on around the P.I. Trensports were involved. Today another guard seid thet U.8. Marines had landed but thet they were short of food; also « large sea bettle with 011 types of ships involved, was ging on off the P.I. U.S. losses were 700 plenes ent 24 cegiers, Japan losses 300 plenes. This maybe part of the big show dom. dn Allied Victory should, I would think, give thes full control of ell sec areas south of the P.I. and Foruoss, and gos long way tovert ending the Pacific Far. Oct. 28. Mamine's birthday. Todey Japanese ship 4s supzosed to leave for a place 60 miles norti 66 Vedivostock for 1500 tons of Red Gross boxes, which we should receive cbout Christzas. We're all in hopes of getting sone clothing along with cone food. Anything in either respect certeinly will be most apreciated. We're getting @ new prisoners tonight, the total will be 54. With the seéHetuitsolation progren recently insucerated here there mey be enother draft soon, perhaps Lt. C. SaSaki was not Hidding when ho asked me, on the 26th if I'd like to work in the calley. Nov. 1. Todey completes 18 months for Goo, Whiting and nyself in this camp, think end of course hope, thet at leest 75% of our captivity here in Japan is over. An Air reid Alerb of about 1-+ hours wee on this p.m.. (Also, the sirens took off duringNov. 5. Nine S/M survivors errived in canp evening of the 3rd,the C.0. Cir, O'Kane, is auong then. The #1 hud a list in the office tox let ne sec. ALt., one (jg-), CSU, Mle, Molili2e, TM2c; and I believe & MollGe. Twenty three guards arrived with then. Nov. 6. Abad dey! ase result of severe] petty incidents & (eight) of us wero lined up 4 front of the formation and besten with clubs - the Tichyo being present. WoComnel} for not jumping. to the whin of Nishl a few days ago regarding moving a bench Kauften for coupleining to the Gochyo about isi neicing the swab pushers go up and doen the deck so meny tines without < relief; Bullerd ond Long for saying to those walking the day before that Nishi was in e vacent room, playing "Delective Dick", Harris on general principels, probably for telking to the north end of the barracks, when we'd been told it was lege; Brom for 2 snall rm-in with Nishi the day before. Gelvin for talking eirilier to Harris' incident and myself probably for trying to get people out of trouble and sometimes disagreeing with the guerd ~ mainly, Nishi, put mf command of this lenguuz> 4s 80 poor thet miles they wish to understand it's futile, also, being #1 or senior prisoner, "Kantoko, At is their policy to punish the senior one as an exemple to ell others. The Pan was doing as much beating es anyone of the others, we averaged 15-1é Licks with either a 2% x 2! or a rowd club about 2" x 2", Nov. 10. Found out today from Lt, Cdr, Sadaki that F.D.R. received 261 more electoral votes than Deney. The 8 of us eré still somewhat sore and stiff from the incident of the 6th. In pessing here I mention thet Harris end WcConnell passed out - end long is stili mervously upset. Such is our life from tine to tine, intini- detion is no nae for it! I only pray that the wer will soon be over and we can s get back hone safely. Nov. 21. Questioned ret sone definitions or rether ebbrevictions, 90% of which I'd never seen before. The guards and Gochyos have started to dig « cave - Air reid shelter ecross the street. Wov. 19. Lt. Sasaki seid today that the Red Bross ship which left Japan Oct. 26 had today arrived in Kobe, Also, various itens re: the world end war which didn't mena much, said Russia talked favorably to the Allies one day and likewise to Japan the next.’ The main key to the wer out here seous to be the P.E. deal and of course whet Russia will do when Germany is out. He seid thet Hitler wes now vory sick and ‘thet Himuler was ct the helm. Wov. 22. About 3 (three) wonths ego I wrote © hunch dete as Nov. 22, have heard of it being dono bofore, anyway 100 ~ 4 packsges carons of U.S.A. Red Cross boxes arrived tonight. Again all men much excited, Joviel end happier, A guard told me abaut it lest night but I could hardlyybelieve it. Nov. 23. Received one peckage of Red Cross food todey. How it ipproves the ditt of palalibility after this food. One really looks at this little world of ours, now with the partition fence. sonething like 1/3 acres through those "rose colored glasses". How happy we are to get the boxes, omr spirits change us dewn changes night to dey. Contents as fAllows: 2-12 oz cans span, prou,pears, or Nor, 1-12 oz can corn beef, 1-£ oz can selmon, 1-6 oz Rose Mill ate, 3 or 4 3/4 ox cans butter, 1-6 oz cen jen, 2-4 oz,bare rebion "D" chocolate, 5 to 7 packages cigs, camel or ehosterfield. 2 pks Wrigley's double mint guz, 1-2 or 4 oz can pwi. coffee, 1 1b, pwd milk, 4 1b. cheesé, # 1b. suyar, 15 ox raisins, or 16 oz. prunes, and 2 bars "Geyla" soap. Tie ususl concoctions of deserts, ete., plus ways of mixing up the food is going on, "how do. you neke go end such"? Well how much of chocolate, sugar, jam etc., to do it, end of course the exchenge market among us, sore likin) one thing more then encther and en exchange being madé go that both parties are +t satisfied

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