Lamatti and Duenas

Lamatti and Duenas at the side of our barracks. You can set Motor Transportaion in the background. Lamatti was our houseboy when I first got to Japan. Again, you can see Duenas smiling.

Duenas in Fox Company 2nd Bat, 3rd Marines

Duenas going on liberty. Seems like he was always smiling. He was from Los Angeles, California.

Waiting For A Train

Standing around waiting on a train at Yokosuka Train Station. Not sure what they are looking for; my guess is a bar.

Waiting on Transport

As I recall we did a lot of waiting for something. You were always waiting to eat, get shots, get liberty, or go somewhere. At times it got real boring.

USS Boxer CVA 21 and USS Toledo CA 133

I was trying to get a picture of the USS Boxer CVA- 21 and do not recall the cruiser USS Toledo CA 133 in the background. I would later serve aboard the USS Toledo in the Marine Detachment. This picture was taken at the US Navy Base in Yokosuka Japan as the 7th Fleet prepared to go to sea.

Door Opens and You Are Ashore

Following a lot of waiting the door to the Peter Boat opens and you are ashore. This is not bad in training, but can get real upsetting when someone on the beach objects to you trying to change his daily routine. At times he can get down right hostile when you step in his sand box.

On The Beach

Once ashore you could play in one huge sand box. You had to dig holes which got sand into everything. When someone wants to do you bodily harm on a beach, no one has to tell you to dig in even if you are on solid concrete. I think this picture was taken when we were boarding the Higgins Boats to go back to the ship.