From October 1945 to June 1946 my father, a Navy signalman, was stationed in Japan at Toriga-saki by the town of Kamoi, at the entrance to Tokyo Bay. He was then nineteen years old, a young Danish-American man from rural Oregon. The experience made a profound impression on him and he spoke of it often.
Chapter Nine contains the most often-told — and our favorite — story. Naturally it is a humorous one.
Chapter Eight:The Cold War Begins?
Chapter Seven: The Toriga Saki Fleet
Chapter Six: General Douglas MacArthur
Chapter Five: Japanese Signalmen
Chapter Two: Harbor Entrance Control Post Toriga Saki, Tokyo Bay
I think I mentioned we have this in common–my father was a WWII vet as well, a Seaman, who served both in the Atlantic and the Pacific theaters. He never got to go to Japan, as your father did, though.
Yes! So many fascinating stories.