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  1. Engineer70

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    Hi all! I know I should have posted here first. I appologize for not doing so. I'm here to learn the Second World War. I had a few relatives who served including my Grandfather who served in the tail end of the war and my grandmother who was a nurse in the Imperial Japanese Army, witnessed the Doolittle Raid, and spent the rest of the war in Singapore. I hope to learn more about their service as well as what hasn't been taught in the classroom.
     
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    very interesting....welcome....
     
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    Welcome. Rich A. in Pa.
     
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    Welcome to the forums!
     
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    I instantly perked up as soon as I saw "Singapore". Welcome welcome!
     
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    G'day, welcome to the forum.

    Mark
     
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    Otto Spambot Nemesis Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Now that's a background we don't get very often. Welcome aboard Engineer70!
     
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    Greetings.

    Which Washington by the way?
     
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    Welcome and learn away. You won't have any trouble :)
     
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    Welcome to the Forum, Engineer70.
     
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    Welcome to the joint.

    Grandmother was a nurse in the IJN. Perhaps you speak and/or read Japanese?
     
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    Glad to have you. Please tell us more.
     
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    I can speak a little bit of Japanese. My Grandma tried to teach me and gave me a translation book. I reached the point I could have a simple conversation with her. She would have tea with her Japanese girlfriends, they would speak in Japanese, but every time I would enter the room, they would go back to speaking English. They were that polite.
     
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    I remember reading about post war US commanders on Japanese ships (possibly subs) having a bit of trouble getting the crews to obey orders. Eventually they traced it back to the fact that the officers having the issues had learned Japanese form older Japanese American ladies who sounded much like your grandmother. As a consequence they learned a very polite version of Japanese and were phrasing their orders like requests that could be politely declined.
     
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    Engineer70. I just took my grandfather back to Okinawa for the 70th Anniversary. It was culture shock! The Okinawans and Japanese were absolutely the nicest people I have ever met. Welcome
     
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    Thank you all for the greetings. My grandmother always said, "I win lottery, I take you with me to Japan and meet family." She had a large family. Her eldest brother served in China. He survived the war. She had an uncle who was an Army Colonel and another relative, I believe her grandfather, was a bodyguard for the Emperor!
     
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    Good to have you with us. Washington state or Washington DC?
     
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    look up takao, who is fluent and very knowledgeable of Japanese forces
     
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