Little piece of history

Seth8530 · 05-28-10, 05:57 PM

I was digging thru my great grandmothers jewelry box.. He husband was in wwII and i came across this interesting piece of history.

On the botttom right it says something about this coming from the 8th army. The bottom left says restricted

Platapus · 05-28-10, 06:07 PM

That is some find. I would take real good care of that.

frau kaleun · 05-28-10, 06:14 PM

Man, that looks like some kind of guide to reading signs put up by natives or enemy forces somewhere in the Pacific theater... can't imagine what else it would be.

Wikipedia says the 8th Army was part of the Occupation force in Japan and prior to that was involved in clearing part of the Phillipines.

Makes sense then that they would be issued some kind of guide letting them know what those kanji meant if they were on signs indicating dangerous areas, landmines, etc.

GoldenRivet · 05-28-10, 07:02 PM

Is it too early to turn this thread in a sexual direction?

Lord_magerius · 05-28-10, 07:08 PM

That's a really good find, I'd definately take good care of that

And it's never too early to turn anything sexual

Vagina boob, see I just did it

GoldenRivet · 05-28-10, 07:20 PM

Vagina Boob.

I like it!

Well don sir.

Yes it is a nice piece of history. Much like the XX Corps maps of Europe i found in my grandfather's possession.

Seth8530 · 05-29-10, 12:42 AM

ooh thats cool too. I still have a bunch of his deployment papers and all the such. right now most of that stuff is in storage. plus we got a camera from postwar Germany because he was stationed their after the war. i need to find it and see if their is any film tucked away in it.

Jimbuna · 05-29-10, 11:27 AM

Hang onto those treasures...I know I do so with my fathers

05-28-10, 05:57 PM	#1
Seth8530 Captain Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 546 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Little piece of history I was digging thru my great grandmothers jewelry box.. He husband was in wwII and i came across this interesting piece of history. On the botttom right it says something about this coming from the 8th army. The bottom left says restricted __________________

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	That is some find. I would take real good care of that. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Is it too early to turn this thread in a sexual direction? __________________

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Lord_magerius Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Right by the hydrophone station Posts: 724 Downloads: 96 Uploads: 0	That's a really good find, I'd definately take good care of that And it's never too early to turn anything sexual Vagina boob, see I just did it __________________

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GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Vagina Boob. I like it! Well don sir. Yes it is a nice piece of history. Much like the XX Corps maps of Europe i found in my grandfather's possession. __________________

05-28-10, 06:14 PM	#3
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Man, that looks like some kind of guide to reading signs put up by natives or enemy forces somewhere in the Pacific theater... can't imagine what else it would be. Wikipedia says the 8th Army was part of the Occupation force in Japan and prior to that was involved in clearing part of the Phillipines. Makes sense then that they would be issued some kind of guide letting them know what those kanji meant if they were on signs indicating dangerous areas, landmines, etc.

05-29-10, 12:42 AM	#7
Seth8530 Captain Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 546 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	ooh thats cool too. I still have a bunch of his deployment papers and all the such. right now most of that stuff is in storage. plus we got a camera from postwar Germany because he was stationed their after the war. i need to find it and see if their is any film tucked away in it. __________________

05-29-10, 11:27 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,464 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Hang onto those treasures...I know I do so with my fathers __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!