Ed & Ray Hersman in WWII - Robert Marks.org

7.4. JUNIOR IN THE WAR Ed & Ray Hersman in WWIIboard [the] ship 21 days going from California to Manilla, Philippines(was deathly seasick). Was stationed in Clark Field Air Base and wason night “KP” duty and learned to [play] [sic] pinnocle.7. [Junior] left Clark field and went to Manilla at the 24th ReplacementDepot and was shipped via railroad car that had nos seats of roof - justopen. 15 of US Engineer outfit had already been shipped to Japan - sowe stayed overnight and went back to the same place that we knew theengineer outfit had already gone to Japan. Again, we stayed 1 nightand went back to the Replacement Depot at Manilla. Later they put15 of us on a merchant ship to Japan. While going through the NorthChina Sea, we got into the “tailend” of a typhoon. Seas were veryrough! The boat would dip from one end to the other taking watereach time.8. We arrived in Yokohama, Japan, Dec 29, 1945. We were shipped bytrain to Sendi, Japan - Camp Schmimmel finning. Junior got back inwith his airborne group and taught others how to purify water. Hegot his leg broken above the ankle [while] wrestling on the bed with afriend and fell off the bed. [He] stayed in the hospital about a monthto 6 weeks while wearing a cast. [He] went back to a desk job with hisoutfit and assigned men to various jobs.9. Shipped back to the states the latter part of September, 1946. We werecoming into San Francisco 44 The manuscript continues, but this is the last available page.103