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'I Was There': A Young Sailor's Account of the Occupation of Japan.
- Source :
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New England Journal of History . Fall 1990 47(2):19-28. - Publication Year :
- 1990
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Abstract
- Reprints portions of a sailor's diary, kept for two-and-a-half years during World War II. The 21-year-old quartermaster writes about his life on the USS Grimes; hearing of the war's official end; his ship's peaceful landing in Tokyo Bay; and his experiences in Nagasaki in September 1945. (CH)
Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- New England Journal of History
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ423740
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Historical Materials