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Six Husky GIs Tour Tokyo By Fire Engine And Streetcar
Six paratroopers from the 11th Airborne, led by Cornoral James E. Widdekind, toured Tokyo after Yokohama, riding a bantam fire engine and a streetcar, visiting the US Consulate and a rice market, sharing meals with a Japanese family, and meeting Japanese civilians amid occupation duties.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
Imperial Hotel
James E. Widdekind
Havre de Grace
Austin
Widdekind
Martha
James E., Jr
Ronald James
Fred Widdekind
Tech
William C. Roof
Trenton
N. J
26Th Signal and Photo Battalion
General Headquarters
Japan
Ditch Airborne Division
Willis E. Hux, Jr
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Samuel P. Woody
Texas
Ralph Miklic
Washington
William Blennerhasgett
Orange
Harbor
Blennerhassett