Letter from Warren Johnston to Bobby [Letter 299]

Letter from Warren Johnston to Bobby [Letter 299]

252 (or is it 251? I've lost track. Last time I ate was yesterday morning, Saturday) Navy #3247 (Mil. Govt) FPO San Francisco Sunday 17 June 1:50 am Morning, Darling This is just a brief one to carry the promise of a longer letter this afternoon or evening. Last night Tel, taking Yamashina along, made a talk about MG on Tinian and the Japanese people as we see them here before about 150 army men (mostly enlisted). After speaking for half an hour he threw the floor open to questions, any of which might be directed at Yama. It was rather interesting, and quite noteworthy in that a quiet but marked air of hostility early in the evening gave way to good humored tolerance. I won't try to repeat the questions and answers now. I thought the Post article “These Japs Took to Conquest” by William L. Worden an excellent one - very well written, and authentic-sounding. “Siguchi-” the ‘man of consequence’ who had had a sake distillery - sounds like a dead ringer for our enterprising Sasaki, whom Charlie F. set up in business and who, when Charlie left, gave the latter a tremendous amount of basketware, etc. Just so Charlie would know how flattered to feel, Sasaki also gave him a voided bill for the whole business ($196.-) - “just so's you sh'd know what I'm thinking of you” as Charlie tells it. I love you, dear Warren

1945-06-17

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