マーティンデール氏と八藤雄一先輩の手紙
| マーティンデール氏と八藤雄一先輩の手紙
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| Aug 25,2003 |
| Dear Yuichi: I was very much surprised to learn that you remembered the 1944-45 prices of the items that were in the Omori canteen. Your memory is much better than mine. Your calculations about the total amount of credit I had accumulated in the two years that I was in Omori must be very close to being correct. I do remember that before I left the camp I had received a piece of paper that showed the amount that was owed me. I do not recall if it referred to a canteen account or to a salary account. although Wimer gave me the statement, I believe that it came from the Japanese office. He was not allowed to keep any, or very little, cash in his possession. Therefore, he could not have given each of us the total amount that was due us when we left. All that I remember is that the Japanese government owed me about 200 Yen when I left the camp. I have told you about this in an ealier letter. I did bring about 20 Yen in cash when I came home. This money must have been accumulated by me over a period of time. I hope that this will help answer your question about why Wimer did not give us the total amoun in cash when we left. He did tell me that he had returned the official account books back to the Japanese. I presume that this included the cash left in his care ( canteen account ). Takeo has sent me photo-copies of nine photos for possible identifications. I am enclosing a copy of one of them because it shows Capt. Wimer. A friend of Takeo got them from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and they were labeled as being in Omori, but I believe that some were no labeled correctly. I am fairly sure that this one must have been taken in Shinagawa before Wimer and the others were moved to Omori. The position of the buildings to each other do not fit any place in the diagram ( drawing ) that I made of Omori ( in my book ) or that I recall. The high wooden wall indicates a separation between the Japanese area and the POW barracks. The one-story building behind Colonel Suzuki and Wimer ( in the light colored uniform next to the colonel ) must be a "benjo". The trees are different from those in Omori which were not as tall and with wider branches. Would you agree with this analysis or supposition? The officeron the right may be Padre Braun ( 50 % sure ). The other two officers in the dark jackets could be doctors? The one on the left is unidentified. Although the weather was hot and the drive to South Padre Island long ( 6 hours ), I enjoyed being with my three children and two grandsons with their father from San Antonio. My son-in-law and grand-daughter from North Carolina had to go to Connecticut. This was a good break for me because I have been very busu the past month. Next mouth (19 th ) I will be going to the Nimitz Museum for their annual symposium. The speakers will be talking about the China-Burma-India area during the war. It should be an interesting and educational meeting for me. Please gibe my best wishes to your family. Sincerely Bob Robert R. Martindale *白黒の写真が添付されています 14035 American officers "Victory Garden" of Tokyo main camp with Col.Suzuki,Camp Commander ( center )  拡大写真 *手書きの"東京捕虜収容所品川病室略図"が添付されています 
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如水会 実務英語研究会
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