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Navy Lieutenant Kerr Oakley describes ashore duty in Yokosuka Japan
Excerpts from a letter by Lieutenant Lawrence Oakley, attorney-turned-Navy reserve member stationed on USS Wisconsin, recount Yokosuka shore leave, the town below Tokyo Bay, currency in yen and sen, and encounters with liberated POWs. He notes the rugged bay, cliff surroundings, and villages, plus reflections on civilian life and wartime hardships.
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Tokyo
Bay
Yoko Suka
Yox - It Ie
Yokohama
Tacloban Geyte
North Carolina
Yen
Sen
Som