Journaling On 23 July 1956 Dad was honorably discharged. He was offered a $3000.00 bonus to re-enlist for six more years. On 24 July he was sworn in for another six years of service. Assets Used Anna Aspnes ArtPlay Palette Twizzle...

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Journaling Dad first applied for the Officer Candidate Extension Course on 11 October 1951 it took 5 years for him to complete the course of study. On 23 May 1956 he was awarded his diploma. When I first came across this document in 2004, I could not help but wonder why didnt Dad take a...

Trying out using the FotoInspired approach on documents. Assets Used Anna Aspnes Stitched Template Album No. 1 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Stitched-Template-Album-No.-1.html ArtPlay Palette Whizzo https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Whizzo.html ArtPlay Palette Salute...

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For the Journaling I used the newspaper articles and the telegram sent to Dad from his coworkers ordering him back to the base at midnight on his honeymoon. Assets Used Anna Aspnes ArtPlay Palette Patriarch https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Patriarch.html ArtsyTransfers...

Journaling Dad was granted 6 days leave on his return from Japan. He spent that time with Mom. They took a road trip down the California coast to Monterey with Moms parents and her brother Herb. One of moms favorite photographs of her and Dad is this one taken on that road trip. If you look...

Journaling The Long Journey Home Aircraft C-97 no. 2608 Flight No. 232/19 Haneda Airport Tokyo Departure 21 May 0320 Midway Airport Arrival 20 May 1700 Midway Airport Departure 20 May 1800 Hickam AFB Arrival 21 May 0030 Hickam AFB Departure 21 May 1830...

Journaling Dads TDY was about to end. A request for his transportation back to the Zone of Interior (ZI) would be issued on the 10th of May. In March he had purchased an engagement ring. There were two more items he would purchase for his bride to be. Both were surprises. The first was a...

Journaling The Imperil Hotel has had three different looks over the years. The first was built in the late 1880s at the request of the Japanese aristocracy. They wanted a hotel that catered to Western visitors. The second hotel was designed and built by Frank Lloyd Write between 1919 and...

Journaling Hibiya Park was formerly a drilling area for Japans military. When the military decided to relocate architect, Honda Seioku designed the first western-themed park in Japan. It opened in 1903 covering an area of 40 acres. The park is the home to Risky Ginkgo, a ginkgo tree that is...

Journaling The National Gardens opened in 1949 originally, they were part of the Imperial Palace grounds. Just under a half square mile the Imperial Palace is the usual residence of the Emperor of Japan. It was built on the original site of Edo Castle. The mote surrounding the grounds are from...

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My inspiration was Trish's page London Architecture https://ozone.oscraps.com/gallery/data/1351/London-Architecture--Trish-Hoskin---600.jpg Thank You, Trish! Journaling The Tokyo Electric building above was used by the Far East Air Force (FEAF) as officer billeting. The FEAF was the...

My inspiration for these pages was Margo's page The Wind https://ozone.oscraps.com/gallery/data/1351/TheWind_AKCaducous-ATCaducous_margeda_600.jpg Thank you Margo! The photographs on these pages were black & white. I used the colorization app on MyHeritage to colorize them. Journaling...

The photographs on the right were black & white. I used the app on MyHeritage to colorize them. Journaling The Art Museum was built in 1926 to tell the story of Emperor Meiji and his wife Empress Shoken. From Raspy's account of the Sukiyaki Bowl, we know that the Marines were...

Journaling: An unknown ceremony at FEC/UNC (Far East Command & United Nations Command) in Pershing Heights. Ceremonies were conducted for various reasons from changes is the commanding officer, retirements, or visiting dignitaries. I was unable to figure out who the vice-admiral looking...

Pages 134-135 Dads Military Album Vol. II Journaling: The Special Services Branch provided entertainment for the military. In 1946 as part of their mission to make recreation away from home as nearly homelike as possible wherever American troops are stationed Bowl games began in overseas...

Journaling: Work: Dressed in his HBT (Herringbone Twill) coveralls, Dad is standing on a roof somewhere in Tokyo. I suspect the building is the Far East Command Headquarters building from the previous page. The HBT coveralls were extremely versatile and comfortable. The buttons on these...