There are only three pictures from October, 1945. Pop was heading to Japan from the Philippines.
LST 708
Pop took this photo of another craft in the convoy. You can get a good sense of what the vessel was like and sense that this was not something you would want to travel in through a storm.
Firing the guns on LST 690.
W. Miller is on the left, covering his ears (who isn't)
Imperial Palace in Japan.
I am sure that these soldiers felt it much better to be in Japan as occupying tourists, rather than be the invading force that was their original purpose.
my grandfather served on the LST 708. it is always great to see more photos from that time and place. thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletehello,
ReplyDeletei have a blog post about the LST 708 here: http://jjohnnydollar.blogspot.com/2008/01/ports-of-call-1944-1945-lst-708-in.html
where did you acquire the photo that is scanned above?
thanks,
johnny dollar