military record recording

DURR wrote:

even japan would or should be fairly close too considering not too much of their mainland was destroyed

Just for your info, DURR, a great deal of the Japanese mainland was "destroyed" in WWII. Most of the major cities were bombed beyond recognition, not to mention the two cities completely wiped out by atomic bombs.

To this day, they still find unexploded bombs in my neighborhood. Actually, they found two 500-pounders this past summer about 500 meters from my apartment. Scary.

The point is, a lot of Japanese records were indeed lost to bombing during the war.

J-Hulk wrote:

DURR wrote: even japan would or should be fairly close too considering not too much of their mainland was destroyed   Just for your info, DURR, a great deal of the Japanese mainland was "destroyed" in WWII. Most of the major cities were bombed beyond recognition, not to mention the two cities completely wiped out by atomic bombs. To this day, they still find unexploded bombs in my neighborhood. Actually, they found two 500-pounders this past summer about 500 meters from my apartment. Scary. The point is, a lot of Japanese records were indeed lost to bombing during the war.

wow

i could understand if they found those bombs after all this time on one of the tiny island areas or a sparsly populated mountain area but isn't they city you live in a fairly large city with major population

with all the urban development in thehigher population areas one would think that all the bombs be long gone

that is amazing 

ps i had sent you a few jokes did you get them and if you don't want them let me know

well  i learned something here also about japan and in this case i will have to add them to the german side of my statement because they

had some very precise records of aircraft 

DURR wrote:

i could understand if they found those bombs after all this time on one of the tiny island areas or a sparsly populated mountain area but isn't they city you live in a fairly large city with major population

Yup, Osaka is a huge city with a population of six million people.

ps i had sent you a few jokes did you get them and if you don't want them let me know

Didn't get 'em, DURR! I'd like to see them. Please try again!

Hippy-Ed wrote:

Just for you youngins, The US Mainland was attacked on at least 2 occasions in (I believe) 1942 A Jap sub fired torpedoes at the oilfields in Goleta,Calif. and, a sub-launched aircraft lit the Oregon Forest ablaze with firebombs.

Also an IJN I-Boat lobbed a few shells at the oil refinery at Santa Cruz Ca.

Speaking of the bombing of Japan. It's surprising that there were any records at all. Tokyo and most of the major cities underwent some of the most intense firebombings in history. There were also a few firebombings in Europe, can't forget Dresden.

roadkill_275 wrote:

Hippy-Ed wrote: Just for you youngins, The US Mainland was attacked on at least 2 occasions in (I believe) 1942 A Jap sub fired torpedoes at the oilfields in Goleta,Calif. and, a sub-launched aircraft lit the Oregon Forest ablaze with firebombs. Also an IJN I-Boat lobbed a few shells at the oil refinery at Santa Cruz Ca.

Going back to earlier comments, isn't it true that they're still finding ordinance from WWI & WWII in Europe?  I imagine that some of those unexploded artillery shells and bombs can bury themselves deep into the ground with force with which they hit the ground.

After wars are fought, I don't think either side focuses much on "cleaning" up the area once it's over, or do they?  Whatever was done after Operation Desert Storm and all the Iraqi military equipment was destroyed?  Does anyone ever go clear out all of that stuff or is it still sitting there?

David Voss wrote:

"Fear the unmanned lighthouse."

"To this day, they still find unexploded bombs in my neighborhood. Actually, they found two 500-pounders this past summer about 500 meters from my apartment."

With that said, this was on Yahoo news today:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051127/ap_on_re_as/japan_wwii_bomb

Interesting, huh?

roadkill_275 wrote:

"To this day, they still find unexploded bombs in my neighborhood. Actually, they found two 500-pounders this past summer about 500 meters from my apartment." With that said, this was on Yahoo news today:   http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051127/ap_on_re_as/japan_wwii_bomb Interesting, huh?

very interesting. Thanks Roadkill!

I'm wondering, how does a torpedo hit a lighthouse?

Back to the original point, yes, I find it very impressive how detailed some information we can access from the German side is, considering the state of the country, and particularly its capital, at the end of the war.  It's not like the USSR spent the next 40 years digging up material to help the Western model builder!

QT

qtaylor wrote:

I'm wondering, how does a torpedo hit a lighthouse?   Back to the original point, yes, I find it very impressive how detailed some information we can access from the German side is, considering the state of the country, and particularly its capital, at the end of the war.  It's not like the USSR spent the next 40 years digging up material to help the Western model builder! QT

Hippy-Ed wrote:

Now that is interesting to hear. I've heard there were  Pearl harbor survivors who  actually met the attackers some 50 yrs. later.  I guess it was  "just doin' a job" and, many did not hold a grudge.

Ah, but some do. I lost several members of my family (actually my grandparents did) Too this day, you don't mention Japan or the Japanese in front of some of my family members without getting a seriously heated debate going. And people wonder why I quit going to family reunions!!

roadkill_275 wrote:

Hippy-Ed wrote: Now that is interesting to hear. I've heard there were  Pearl harbor survivors who  actually met the attackers some 50 yrs. later.  I guess it was  "just doin' a job" and, many did not hold a grudge.   Ah, but some do. I lost several members of my family (actually my grandparents did) Too this day, you don't mention Japan or the Japanese in front of some of my family members without getting a seriously heated debate going. And people wonder why I quit going to family reunions!!