Hancock (CV 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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Carrier Franklin Hit Off Japan Franklin A flame

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Beachecl Enemy Ships at Iwo Jima

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Ground Support American service men walked amongst the rubble of Tokyo, Yokohama and Yokosuka streets with the aimless gait of tourists rather than the cocky strut of conquerors. They came as victors but did not attempt to claim the spoils. Often they were taken in by Japanese shopkeepers who doubled, trebled, squared and cubed their prices. The men ot Japan, regardless ot age and physical condition, all wore some remnant of army or navy uniform. The short, predominately dirty citizens gave plenty at berth to Americans as they bowed and stepped aside to let them pass. Japanese women were rarely seen in the early days of occupation but put in appearance in increasing numbers as their tears proved groundless. Ameri- cans were tar more interested in taking pictures of them in their peculiar dress and oggling their wooden shoes, which looked like foreshortened park benches, than to lay plans for seduction or to explode popular myths. Disrupted or non-existent sewer systems gave the cities a pungent unpleasant odor midst all the tilth that made a hot shower so inviting, many returned to enjoy it.