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U.S.A.A.F. Combat Cargo Groups of the Second World War
6th Combat Cargo Squadron, 2nd Combat Cargo Group
Excerpts from a Japanese Officer's Diary Stranded on Biak Island 1944
| A Japanese Captain who was
stranded on Biak Island kept a complete diary of the hardships which he encountered from
August 31, 1944 up until about December 7, 1944, when he was killed by an American patrol
shortly thereafter. The Japanese Captain was 27 years of age. One outstanding remark he made throughout the diary was this: "If only one friendly plane would come", but it never did. The diary was not translated in it’s entirety, therefore, a complete picture of his hardships is not possible. However, this translation of his diary will graphically illustrate the tenacity of the Oriental mind. Submitted by Tilson King, 6th Combat Cargo Squadron, 2nd Combat Cargo Group © 2001 Bill Bielauskas |
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I am looking for former members of the 3rd Combat Cargo Group, 1st, Combat Cargo Group, 2nd Combat Cargo Group and the 4th Combat Cargo Group. In fact I would like to hear from anyone who flew over the Hump during WW II, or flew any Combat Cargo Missions at any time (Berlin Air-Lift, Korea, etc) Please e-mail comment, suggestions, corrections,etc to: bill@comcar.org Imphal, the Hump and Beyond Copyright © 1999-2001 Bill Bielauskas All rights reserved. Notice to all Viewers: All stories and images within "Imphal, The Hump and Beyond, U.S.A.A.F Combat Cargo Units of the Second World War", are Copyright ©1999-2001, to the Veteran who submitted the text and/or photographs and to Bill Bielauskas, Webmaster at "Imphal, the Hump and Beyond, U.S.A.A.F. Combat Cargo Units of the Second World War". All rights reserved. No part of this page, or those connected via links, either text, or images may be used for any purpose other than personal use. Storage, reproduction, modification on a retrieval system or transmission, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of the Copyright © holder(s) is prohibited. This includes storage on another Internet Website other than "Imphal, the Hump and Beyond, U.S.A.A.F. Combat Cargo Groups of the Second World War" Bill Bielauskas 10 Cayuga Trail, Wayne, NJ. 07470-4406 |