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N. - ...l Only a few days affer fhe cessafion of hosfilifies came n fhe word fhaf Marines of fhe 3rd Fleef were fo form a occupafion force and land in Japan! This prospecfive dufy was quife foreign fo fhe maiorify of us and rl6C95' sifafed some fraining in making up combaf packs and conducf of an infanfry plafoon in fhe field. ln fhe mean- fime, several plafoons of sailors were frained in landin9 parry facfics, buf only a few were ordered fo accomp6nY us when fhe fime came fo leave fhe ship. Augusf 20 found us rising in fhe wee hours of fhe morn- ' ' Affer d 'I' l ave on a momenfs nohce. ing fc be rea y o e several hours waifing, fhe word was finally passed 'l'0 fake fhe USS Ozark alongside and we were inifiafed in fransferring, while underway, via boafswain's Chair' ' ' h coasf of The nexf 'len days were spenf cruising off 'l 9 ' h'le we spenf our Japan, awaifing fhe word fo go ln, W I 444
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159, , M ' as ? 'x.21Nng ' 'Y A . fa Quzf-Lxu. V 1 ' ie- ,ht .!J is nl .iq :E l X II time in long chow lines, washing cloihes, receiving final briefing and learning a few words of Japanese. Carrying full field equipmen'l', we disembarlced in'ro 30 d headed Higgins boais on 'I'he morning of Augusi' , an for Yolxosulca Naval Air S+a'l'ion, which could be seen on rhe disfani shoreline. We soon passed close by 'lhe Jap bafleship Naga'ro , which plainly showed 'l'he damage inflicied by our planes, and a few minu'l'es laier we landed on The concreie runways facing 'l'he warerfroni. We moved info fhe area assigned +o us, in baiialion forma- HOU. and if wasn'1' long un1'il we had fhe si'rua'rion well in hand. There was evidence on every side of +he ef- iecfs of recenl' bombings and ihe numerous planes on fhe 0 0 d-1 landing fields and in 'rhe hangars appeared dllapldaie H01 nearly as ominous as fhey looked in 'lhe sky. A'i+er seHin9 up BaH'alion Headquarfers in a garage adiacenf is
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