Show Bountiful Man Back From Tokyo Kimball H H. Parkin arrived allind in San Francisco last la l Monday lunday on un tho General Pope tran port ship from Tokyo with the first group to leave heave I e a there of high lugh point men in the division comprised of oC men from flom many other Il l' l divisions dl 1 lOns anti and also the winged victory infantry infantry infantry try division of the 43 4 II Ills His is parents Mr 11 and Mrs K M. M Parkin and two brothers Max lax mill and Bruce at home were hopefully ex lX expecting expecting him hint some lime tune soon but had the glad surprise Wednesday evening to gel get the time call Iron irom him Klee lie le said he hc should have called sooner but there therl were ten thousand t thousand and of them therm wanting g to use u e I hous-I the phones Plc Parkin left the Philippine Islands the Thursday after V-J V day with GO 60 L I S 1 T ships in the convoy for Yokohama where he lie sat out in the bay two t 0 days da s 's wait wait- waiting waiting ing ng their turn lurn turn to unload and fin- fin finally finally ally illy got the stuff hauled from the beach the morning he wrote from there here Sept lie He saw Tokyo and it looked the like like the damage done hone there was caused cause by b fire firc bombs He tIe also saw palace grounds and ami he lie said they looked nice park like The nicest of all allas was as the time cooler weather but it was almost chilly to o most of them After his first long pass walking walk- walk walking ing ng all around Tokyo Tok o looking the town own over upon his return to camp I he ic learned that the orders had come down that all nil men with over RO 80 points were 1 en to 10 the Hie I next morning Transferred to tu the division and that letter later was seas writ written written ten tn Sept ept 2nd altho althe il it reached here only Oct Ocl 1st After l having i hn ng seen SICIl the tho II devastation devastation tion lien and ami awful tate state of o things in inthe inthe inthe the Philippines Luzon particularly the Ill I damage done in Tokyo Tok o didn't near come to Manilla I S l. l Parkin is one of oC 5 brothers in the services and ami four foul of them m have hase had a hand in the theal war al to help bring about peace When Tic fie wrote lute I rote home saying it seemed like sore some people didn't approve of the tI surrender terms he hl also said they should bo be IJ out ont there behind time the timelines lines for a couple of days and they'd the 1 change their minds lie Ill spent V VJ 1 day at Luzon wallowing w 11 1 0 ving ing in the time mud mull I waiting wailing to load on L 1 S T 1 ships for lor I Japan I |