Monthly Archives: January 1945

Thinking of Kwajalein

As for your questions about the war, it seems to me that the Jap defense on the Philippines is much less fanatical than it was at other places. They have abandoned tremendous supplies of guns and ammunition and have retreated from positions in great disorder instead of making the usual last ditch defense. I am [...]

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Rain in Leyte

I enjoy hearing the rain beat down on the roof. I makes you feel so smug and comfortable. We have cots now and sleep off the ground–just like civilized people.As for purchases of cloth–you seem to forget that economic life has been at a standstill here since the war. The only clothes the people have [...]

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