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REST CAMP NE of the highlights of the stay at Sasebo during the Christmas holiday was the trip to the rest camp in the Hakone National Park. The air group's officers were divided into two groups and the first group left the ship on the 27th of December for the camp. The journey started with a train ride to ltazuke where we were flown to Haneda AFB at Tokyo. We then boarded buses for the last stage of the journey to the Gohra Hotel. , The Gohra Hotel, situated high in the mountains above Tokyo, is a very modern concrete building in the Western style, with everything needed for three days of rest and relaxation from auvery con- venient bar to hot mineral baths. Everyone was pleasantly surprised by the service, which rlvaled any we had ever seen. All hands took. advantage of the luxury of breakfast in bed. One of the big attractions was the hot mineral baths located in the basement of the hotel. Hot sul- phur springs are located in the mountains behind the hotel and the water is piped down from these springs through bamboo pipes directly to the large sunken bath in the hotel. For those who did not care for the mineral bath, a hot fresh watei' bath of equal size was also available next to the mineral bath. e A billiard room, library, motion picture theatre and coffee bar which served morning coffee were also available. A shop in the lobby made our gift buying very convenient and a few hearty walkers made the two mile trip to the Fujia Hotel for comparison shopping among other things. The Cobra Hotel operated by the Army Special Services, is one of 27 situated throughout Japan. 4 The epitome of relaxation Nothing like a hot sulphur bath -+4 ww f 52 r1i5E,Q31:E1E1IFr:25'E??1:i.Z:g:2.222122125222E1?Eii:5:E1Eir5rEGMsE1E1EririiqhifwiIEIEIEQEIEQEQEEEFEriiriffd' :MSEBEEF-Els,-,2'1:1:.1I-1' E 512E1.1gf!!51.5924'L5:lg1?1-33''954432221f-,:5.,:1.15 :1,Z,:5121153-3:,219-I.5: 'r,,E?5'2:1:'-I-5.: f: s- 'fi -Z'.14:15.1:f55215,-121' .11 21'IF-f11.::'- Ev 1 V 7131111211 3. gf .1'-Ei:Q:Q:E'2.555pj:2:55:Q:2:,1E1gQ1532.515:2:3215:f:2:g'Ig1555:335,12:255155-':j21f:j:E:55151::.gQ5:5,::,:25251521555.533,5g2:1:1:Ej:g15,1-1:2:I.f:1:1 'Qfg215:,:::5:f'?5 ':Egg 1221?gQ:5i1Qi-Q-glcizy,,c1:1:Q.j'gf:,1, ' '-'- I'2.I'1'':.f.15. -,Q 'v-12' -. v-'I-.-15-. .. , . Anll V 4,,, ,,,, , I , -' i 1 1E1:f2aiy 1l.,?'.Lii?fff12:4 , f3-.:1:11,.,f YE-21:2-131, :iaiy f -' 45252521 .5121 'I' 2 'V -f:z:ai5e:1:1i:2a12gi,g:5g:1'1 5525:,isis:ai:iaie2zEfi1qeg25251925siaE-555222252521252152155:122121:11-12,E5':'1,1isQ.12.1.13s '.?' 2 ..,., . 1':lZ1i'i5311'f- 1' gl- :-3W - -2''':?f'11:,1f2i:iE2i1g1i:iQsiifZE1e55e5:iQEi5??ZT E515522:gE3fQ153'ifEiEi515EE.,',f.j,1.f1 Q14:3.5::4:,:g':,:2,r:'1,f,g:,.,:f.g-1-fl:'1-211:,r-v:,::':.-v,r:y-V5-:-:-1-1-ff::I-V,-sq,-A--. ze:-:.:1''1::,Q.1::::::z:g:-1:1r'55:1-55,5:,,,:f-,:1:1r::1:2f2,f ,..-V. 21: ,z-.1:,-1:1-:Q '.53:2gQ:mE1. , :51g:2:3:545:,:,:E1:::1 ig:J,sg1-:,:51:-,,,.55ga:1:13131512133-5-.5,:1:g.:'1r1r.33,-.,::-:.1:.::11.,-1..1.,f,gM, 245.11'-:f.I'I'1:cE'-1-2.-ii-' ' :-.: ,. : .-.-.ai A f - 1''W3 WYE? -5241612:I:':-:1'E1-2.15:r:I.2:I:Eiziigrgrgi:I:ISi:112.1:f:'23Ft1E 15.15 ' 35:':1'-S.':g1g:1z1 -3 -xi:-55:1:vt1512122321:112.1:P-15.1:ErSIE2.1-1:1:1:I :-:':1'-5279? f:'rf'-132'IZ.SE':I:v:3:':P'13:'IEI511:21111:1:'cfzf511'5175if:I.1:1:f.3.': '-32'1,:lzjiz: 1' ' M1571 .421 ,-,2,::'121225212132325233521212252232:22aie225eEe2ss1:21agsgi5215zEg5a2a:aii2s2sE1 522212at2122152325,ig2ge1EzEe2213:a1:g2555131221222ifSei?251:2352521:22225252121-21251219-V-2is.1'21z'2'1E'11 . . -'-We.1'.5:1-1'.1:ip:ssza:1:1F22:25:11:11:11:1::rzz:ma:1:.121-V1:ss:nz:,:.211::ss:.:-.1:r'-:2-2'5:2:Z::.- 110321 :vmfr:::2:':145,::1:::2r-V :.::rs:z22a2:1:-:,:,2:z51s:2141e:2:wf ,A-.1 f f . . e ' . M263255122121Eeieimgqgz...:4-..5:5lan:if5:15215if5222151211:2'2515532ais2::z:s:zg2g:ziiiisszzzzatsie2a:9e:e:iiekfeiizarz-1:2:if5:IZi?zi2?2::-sw?zia112:EiS12E:.s'1:riiisigia.:E-2::1:1:s:,-':-ezff',E1's41 ' 'A ff' fy Qf.,5:'r:-11,:'1-.sf-V-2.':'-V-191:1-1we-:wise , miyyf ', riff- ,ff 'gh . . - . f gf-,..14:-v1-zzz.42,I11r--,rv:,:'52.1'1:':z:4:p::,--,-'V---:cs:-22.2,,,:'.i.1f':gf:f.:f:f'::'.-21 -gfga- :fer-is5,1.,1W:'.-',g.,f,.,,.'.-aim-,.,Ez,-4,415 ,-,.-.-',,-j.-V.4,,,:,:5-s:,:f,1zg..,124-'iff -, . ,4-,,,',:V lu-- . ::'E'.E11:lfl'E3 21:2--11111:--1e:':11223:tiff. 1:2 '5I2:'5L1'.:-E55'-GE3541ik212i1Z222iiL:i12,i:5,1ZiZ,2 1':F1f:1'. g1l.,2:T1 2111-3'1 I.If'2-.::.i41.'g :f?2 was ,.. 34. -- . -.., .. .- W llul The LEYTE was never like this.

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BACK TO THE FRAY UNDERWAY on the 7th of January, a little shot, more than a little broke, and a sight happier, we weren't aware that we'd pitched our last liberty in Sasebo. Our presence was urgently required because a massive Chinese drive had just captured Seoul. In about ten days the tide of battle changed. LEYTE planes helped the Army hold the strategic central town of Wonju. General Ridgeway's Eighth Army, upon blunting the Chinese drive to split our lines in the center, then started a savage offensive of its own. Within three weeks his forces had retaken Inchon and Kimpo airfield and were knocking at the gates of Seoul.