Category: Hertha
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1944-12-08
Bill talks about a trip on local roads to pick up medical supplies, and how they are being repaired by locals after being ignored and unattended during the Japanese occupation.
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1944-12-11
After failing to collect medical supplies by truck, Bill talks about how they used a barge. He continues with a description of the trip along the shoreline, native villages the see along the way and the boats the Filipinos use for transportation. He then describes the town they went to for their supplies, and how…
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1943-12-04
Bill received his first letter from home, and he is very happy about it. After taking about trying to get a pass to leave the camp (these are not available until having served 6 weeks in the Camp), he then talks about his army classification, which determines where he will end up. He is unable…
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1944-12-14
In this letter, Bill talks about the dispensary they have set up, and the village where it is located. He goes on to describe a dance put on by the local community, that included a band and ran until sunrise. He then describes some of the people, how everyone smokes, including the children. Bill goes…
