The Snapshots in Time Collection

Handwritten Letter, February 4th, Airborne Jump School and Occupied Japan Anecdotes, Moon/Sammiet Collection

Handwritten Letter, February 4th, Airborne Jump School and Occupied Japan Anecdotes, Moon/Sammiet Collection

A handwritten letter dated February 4th describes a soldier's enrollment in Airborne jump school and a sightseeing jeep tour near his post in occupied Japan, including a visit to a bombed Japanese airfield and a local sake house. Personal letters like this offer an intimate view of daily life for American servicemembers stationed abroad during the Allied occupation following World War II. Project: 218346