Show S H. H HS S. S Steed Writes From N. N Housh Honshu Japan November 4 1045 Dear Mr Stable Stahle In the very near future I expect to o be on my way home and BO so am writing to thank you again for lor having sent me the paper for the past ast three and a half years It has hns been een a pleasure to receive and read the issues as they have arrived arrived arrived ed and given me many hours of or enjoyment that I might otherwise have missed I am grateful for the news that it has brought me of so many of my former friends and associates and in keeping me in closer relationship with the condi condi- conditions conditions conditions there at home I can assure you that it has been greatly elated Thanks I At present I am in northern lion abu shu Japan just about three hun bun hundred bundred dred miles north of Tokyo This division Wildcat is occupy occupy- occupying occupying occupying ing what is known as the Prefecture which takes in all of or orthe the northern part of Honshu Since our uneventful arrival on Septem Septem- September i ber we have confiscated near near- nearly nearly nearly ly all of the materials of war and made them unusable for military purposes Most of the rifles and other small arms have been issued out to the G. G Is I.'s for and arc in the process of shipment back to the U. U S. S S I have acquired a nice rifle and will probably re re- receive receive re- re a Japanese Japan s Cavalry Saber within the next few days All in I all everything is well under con con- control control control and the men are getting rath rath- rather er cr anxious to get home Our regimental headquarters have lave inhabited barracks and office offic Buildings formerly occupied b by Japanese naval personnel here a athe at atthe atthe the Misawa Medium Bomber nava naval air base Upon our arrival we found everything dirty putrid anc and infested with lice but after a few I days of scrubbing with soap anc and hot water fumigation and spray spray- spraying spraying ing of DDT we were able to move movin in and set up house keeping A At present we Lave have everything fixed up for our personal comfort am and delight However these buildings building are not constructed for fo cold weather er and so I believe will be rather rathe uncomfortable this winter Surely hope that I am well on my wa way home before that time comes This occupational area has been bee practically untouched by the phy phy- destruction that Japan has received r in general The city of was bombed bomb d once by B 13 and this Misawa naval air airbase base was almost destroyed by b one of ol our thousand carrier plane es Os The Japs informed us that be be- before belore before fore lore the th strike the hangers h and runaways were in A l condition able to a thousand planes Within two hours it had been almost completely destroyed They were able to preserve a few of their planes some iome of which were in revetments but the attack was such a surprise that they were unable to get any of their planes into the air For that we can give thanks and to our air force a word of praise In closing I again thank you for forthe forthe forthe the paper My very best wishes to you and yours and a Merry Christ Christmas mas and Happy New Year Y car to all Sincerely S HAROLD S. S STEED |