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To: EvilCapitalist
My father was an island hopper as well with the Army. He was in the Americal Division which was to set invade the heavily defended island of Kyūshū. The nips would have used poisonous gas on them and hid out in the caves. I don’t think he would have lived to tell about it.
55 posted on 08/06/2015 10:53:21 AM PDT by scramjet (Thank God for the Atomic bomb)
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To: scramjet

My Grandfather was with the 6th Marine Division.


62 posted on 08/06/2015 1:16:46 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (1 of 172)
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