Sugar House Bulletin | 1943-09-24 | Page 8 | Japs Left Food, Medicine

Japs Left Food, Medicine Marine Pfc. Paul Conklin, New Lothrop, Mich., returned to his home town with some stories to tell about the Japs. Cleaning the Japs out of Guadalcanal was made easier by the equipment and supplies the little men left behind. "For instance," in-stance," Conklin said, "we found the ground littered with Jap knapsacks or packs, designed to keep a Nip going from two to three months. Inside these packs we found, not only the traditional fish-heads and rice, but cookies, barley, and canned meat In one pack we found medical med-ical supplies sent to the Japs by the Red Cross during an earthquake 20 years ago. In another we located two shiny tins of Alaska Red salmon (canned in the U. S.) and together with captured bamboo shoots (they taste like asparagus) we had a dinner din-ner fit for a marine."