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| Japanese paper money in 1945 |
December 3, 1945 Mailed sword, 48¢. Obtained new large Jap binoculars. Heard that points will drop to 77 by end of week.
December 4, 1945 Discriminated against! [A man with] 75 ASR [Adjusted Service Rating, or "points"] goes [leaves] the 7th, except for MC's and DC's [medical corps and dental corps]! [ASR score was the number of points needed for discharge; they were granted as follows: one point for each month in service, an additional point for each month overseas, five points for each combat award and 12 points for each dependent child under 18; Gene must have had about 75 points.] Cool and rainy this evening.
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December 6, 1945 Went to Inuyama to a #1 Geisha house for sukiyaki dinner ¥ 70 ($4.66). [Capt.?] Max [Vinicor] went to Kyoto to find why and wherefore.
December 7, 1945 Bought a red vase with green chrysanthemums for ¥500 or $33 1/3. No news except that we should get the bronze stars soon and be able to leave.
December 8, 1945 Still no word. Inspection of hosp - quasi official, by me, the "Old Man" [i.e. Gene is the commanding officer].
December 9, 1945 Went to Inuyama to take 2 rolls of color pictures. Clear day. Revert to I Corps, removed from the 25th Div.
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| View from the balcony of the Inuyama Castle |
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| An orchard on the road between Nagoya and Inuyama |
December 10, 1945 No word on the bronze star. I'm going to Kyoto to see!
December 11, 1945 Went to Kyoto by train. No luck in hurrying it up! It will take a week. Stayed at the 135 Med Bn (Col. Draper).
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December 13, 1945 In command a month today. But the message came thru to send out the 75 pt. MC's! Oh happy day - the 17th!
December 14, 1945 Getting a verbal release from I Corps was like pulling teeth. Later - they called and said they had to write my orders!
December 15, 1945 I sent [Capt.? Maj.? John] Yount to get my orders. He returned from Osaka with the orders, about 7 P.M. Was I relieved!
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December 17, 1945 Some doctors with 77 points have been here 12 days! More discrimination against doctors.
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December 19, 1945 Snowed about 6" last night. Max got our stars, so now I have 80 points. Hope it will help me get home.
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December 21, 1945 Thrills! I'm on orders with a group of 100 to Ft. Logan [in Denver]! Saw it this A.M. after a brisk walk with Max on the frozen ground. Should be the Admiral Rodman [ship].
December 22, 1945 Up at 0400 (called an hour early by mistake!) Stood in the cold an hour. On train by 0800, on boat by 1030.
December 23, 1945 Sailed at 0730. I'm Senior Med. Off. [officer] with 10 docs and 6 dentists to do the work. What a job organizing things! A little seasick!
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EXPECT TO BE HOME SOON DONT WRITE FURTHER. WILL CONTACT YOU ON ARRIVAL
LOVE AND KISSES=
EUGENE
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ARRIVED LA GOOD TRIP WILL PHONE YOU IF POSSIBLE LOVE=
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January 3, 1946 Passed Catalina Island. Docked at San Pedro at 1023. 5543 nautical miles - 12 days. Went to Camp Anza, Riverside, by bus. Called Beth. Happy Day!
January 4, 1946 Left Camp Anza at 1730 by Union Pacific [Railway] for Salt Lake City. Day coaches!
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January 8, 1946 Thru processing at Ft. Logan at 1330.
There and back again. Gene was home, one thousand two hundred eighty-five days after he left! He was relieved from active duty on April 6, 1946, and remained a reserve officer until April 1, 1953. My final post will be lists of various sorts that Gene kept: number of admissions, types of injuries he treated in Biak and Owi, etc. I appreciate any comments you might have.
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