My grandfather served with the 103rd Inf Rgt \ 43rd Div from 40-45. He was on Guadalcanal, Luzon, N. Solomons and New Guinea. He was a Sgt with HQ Co. 1st Bat. but due to the high casualty rate saw more combat than one might expect. Although he considered those 5 years to be the best he ever had and later regretted turning down a commission to remain in the regular army he never quite got over some of the things he witnessed and would never talk about combat. Up until he died last F allhe never knowingly had anything in his home that said "made in Japan". I have been in contact with some of his buddies and attend reunions when I can.

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The soldier above all others prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. General Douglas Macarthur