That’s right.
My Dad was sent to Okinawa from the CBI theater of war. He was in the initial occupation of Japan and what the Japanese Army and Air Force had in place was going to make it horrendous.
My dad was in on the initial occupation too. My husband and I went to a reunion of the 760th FA Btn. There were only 8 guys there. My dad had passed a couple years earlier. The men told us that, for the first three days of the occupation, the Japanese civilians would not leave their homes. They were told that the Americans were going to rape, torture and pillage. Our guys were told they were not to enter homes and not to threaten anybody. When the Japanese figured out they were safe, they actually came out of their homes and some escorted our soldiers to the Japanese military bases. This is what the men told us. Also, they said every man woman and child was prepared to fight - even having sharpened sticks as weapons. It was an interesting and informative reunion where it was a privilege to hear the stories from the men who were there.