[Night Hides Not]

In advance of the land invasion of Japan, the War Department placed an order for 500,000 Purple Hearts. That supply has yet to be exhausted.

My father was a 17 YO sailor in training for the invasion. I have my selfish reasons for being in favor of the bombs used to end the war.

[Hebrews 11:6]

My situation mirrors yours. In August 1945 my father had returned with his division from fighting in Germany and was at home on a thirty-day furlough. Thereafter they were scheduled to ship out and be in the first wave attacking Tokyo. In that sector, planners expected 100% casualties.

[GOPJ]

In advance of the land invasion of Japan, the War Department placed an order for 500,000 Purple Hearts. That supply has yet to be exhausted.

Interesting thread.

[ABN 505]

After the defeat of Germany my father told me they had a Divisional review 101st Airborne at a German stadium and Gen Jim Gavin gave a speech about how proud he was of the Division and what they did at Bastogne and the fighting all the way from France to Berlin. Then Gavin announced that he was expecting to do the same to the Japs after refitting the Division , there was dead silence among the troops and my dad says he believed it was not what Gavin was expecting. No one wanted any part of another war they just wanted to go home. Funny thing about my dad is his paratrooper boots are now in a museum in Caraten France so part of him never left Europe.