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To: Homer_J_Simpson

Continued from November 17. The first sentence refers to Kamiko’s 57th Regiment of the Japanese Gem Division.

John Toland, The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945

4 posted on 11/23/2014 4:26:13 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))

To: Homer_J_Simpson

Here are a couple pictures of the 128th Inf. Regiment, 32nd Inf. Division, at Limon, Leyte, Philippines.

Source: http://www.32nd-division.org/history/ww2/32ww2-10.html#Leyte

5 posted on 11/23/2014 4:27:20 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))

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